2023 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H23-093 | 12/27/2023 | 2024 LTC and Financial QA Process Review Calendar and QA Questions | Information |
| H23-092 | 12/27/2023 | CARE Change Control Information – December 28, 2023 | Information |
| H23-091 | 12/26/2023 | MAC and TSOA rate changes effective January 1, 2024: New Income and Resource Limit for TSOA Eligibility, Step 3 Benefit Level change and updated House | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-090 | 12/26/2023 | Revisions to Long Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 7a, 7d, 8a, 10, 11, 15a, 15b, 20, and 29 | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-089 | 12/20/2023 | Home Care Agency CBA Rate, COVID Vendor Rate Enhancement, Training Class Time Rate, AND link to new Billing Forms | Information |
| H23-088 | 12/19/2023 | January 2024 changes with COLA | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-087 | 12/14/2023 | Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income (SMI) Chart for 2024 | Information |
| H23-086 | 12/14/2023 | Community Options Program Entry System (COPES) Waiver and Residential Support Waiver (RSW) Renewal Approvals | Information |
| H23-085 | 12/14/2023 | Revision of Home and Community Services Intake and Referral Form DSHS 10-570 | Information |
| H23-084 | 12/14/2023 | Home Care Agency and Consumer Directed Employer Caregiver Employee Risk-Based Screening | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-083 | 12/13/2023 | Extended Service Codes and Enhanced Rates for Medicaid Service Providers-- Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), Enhanced Services Facilities (ESF), Adul | Procedure |
| H23-082 | 12/12/2023 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 22a | Procedure |
| H23-081 | 12/08/2023 | Long-Term Services and Supports Presumptive Eligibility (LTSS PE) | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-080 | 11/30/2023 | Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5440 (E2SSB5440): Civil Transitions Program | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-079 | 11/29/2023 | CARE Change Control Information – November 30, 2023 | Information |
| H23-078 | 11/28/2023 | Assessing Adult Day Care (ADC) as Informal Support | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-077 | 11/14/2023 | Seasonal Flu Information – Flu Vaccines for Adults and Children 2023-2024 | Information |
| H23-076 | 11/08/2023 | Residential Support Waiver Committee Referral Process | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-075 | 11/07/2023 | Updated LTC Manual Chapter 24, Nursing Services | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-074 | 11/07/2023 | Updated LTC Manual Chapter 13, Nurse Delegation | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-073 | 10/31/2023 | Client Overpayments resulting from retroactive increase in client responsibility (CR) determination | Procedure |
| H23-072 | 10/31/2023 | Community Living Connections Program Standards | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-071 | 10/13/2023 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7f, 7g, 8, 9a, 9b, 10, 11, 15a, 15b, 29, 30d | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-070 | 10/06/2023 | National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) Survey | Information |
| H23-069 | 09/29/2023 | CARE Change Control Information – September 29, 2023 | Information |
| H23-068 | 09/29/2023 | Piloting HCS-to-AAA In-Home Transfers Without Paid Personal Care Provider | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-067 | 09/27/2023 | To provide clarification to AAA Directors of the revisions to the background check process for applicants. | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-066 | 09/22/2023 | Older Americans Act Performance System (OAAPS) Reporting Requirements and Timelines for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 | Information |
| H23-065 | 09/19/2023 | Streamlined Eligibility for Individuals Discharging from Acute Care Hospitals | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-064 | 09/19/2023 | Making a Caregiver Referral to Regional Workforce Navigator | Information |
| H23-063 | 08/31/2023 | Rate Update for Home Delivered Meals (HDM) in COPES, Roads to Community Living (RCL), Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) and Tailored Supports for Older | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-062 | 08/30/2023 | LTC Worker CE Training Compliance Requirements Resuming September 1, 2023 | Information |
| H23-061 | 08/18/2023 | SFY24 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H23-060 | 08/11/2023 | Implementation of Telephonic Signatures for Renewals | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-059 | 08/04/2023 | Implementation of HB1694: Changes to Long Term Care Worker Eligibility, Training and HCA Certification | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-058 | 07/25/2023 | ACES Information Management System (IMS) to Database 2 (DB2) Conversion | Information |
| H23-057 | 07/18/2023 | Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP) Renewal updates for Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) and Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) programs. | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-056 | 07/13/2023 | New LTC Manual Chapter 11, Working with the Consumer Directed Employer | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-055 | 07/11/2023 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 7f | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-054 Rescinded |
07/10/2023 | Rate Update for Home Delivered Meals (HDM) Providers in COPES, Roads to Community Living (RCL), Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) and Tailored Supports | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-053 | 07/03/2023 | Process for Remote Assessments in an Extenuating Circumstance | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-052 | 06/30/2023 | July 1, 2023, Nursing Services Agency Rate Increase Designation Changes | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-051 | 06/30/2023 | Adult Family Home Council (AFHC) v. DSHS, Unfair Labor Practice Settlement Agreement | Information |
| H23-050 | 06/30/2023 | MAC and TSOA rate change effective July 1, 2023 for the Step 3 Benefit Level and updated Housework & Errands rate | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-049 | 06/29/2023 | 2023 – 2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the State of Washington and the Adult Family Home Council (AFHC) | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-048 Superseded |
06/29/2023 | Home and Community Services Enhanced Services Facility (ESF) rate restructure and increase. | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-047 Rescinded |
06/28/2023 | Community Stability Supports (CSS) | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-046 | 06/27/2023 | Update to adjustments to Adult Family Home claims | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-045 | 06/21/2023 | Home Care Agency CBA Rate, COVID Vendor Rate Enhancement, Training Class Time Rate, AND link to new Billing Forms | Information |
| H23-044 | 06/16/2023 | Automated Process to Complete Administrative (Ex-Parte) Medical Reviews | Information |
| H23-043 | 06/16/2023 | Procedure for Double Planned County Tier Releases for Adult Family Home County Cost Area Designations | Procedure |
| H23-042 | 06/16/2023 | Authorizing Nurse Delegation Services | Procedure |
| H23-041 | 06/15/2023 | Community Residential Capital Add-on Rates and “Bridge†Funding Qualification July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-040 | 06/14/2023 | CARE Change Control Information – Friday, June 30, 2023 | Information |
| H23-039 | 06/14/2023 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 3, 4, 5b, 7b, 7c,7d, 7g, 7h, 8, 9b, 10, 22a, 22b, 22c, 30c | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-038 | 06/14/2023 | Reminder to Enter Client Dialect or Primary Spoken Language if the client’s Primary Spoken Language is selected as “Other†in CARE | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-037 | 06/13/2023 | July 1, 2023, Home and Community Services and Developmental Disabilities Administration Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-036 | 06/08/2023 | Updates to the Community Choice Guiding Contract (1071XP) | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-035 | 06/08/2023 | Clarification of HCS PDN Exception to the Rule (ETR) process. | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-034 | 06/06/2023 | Extended Service Codes and Enhanced Rates for Medicaid Service Providers-- Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), Enhanced Services Facilities (ESF), Adul | Procedure |
| H23-033 | 05/24/2023 | Unwinding Public Health Emergency (PHE) Flexibilities and Status of All COVID-19 Related Management Bulletins | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-032 | 05/24/2023 | Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Older Americans Act (OAA) Funding, Budget Forms, and Instructions | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-031 | 05/24/2023 | Portable Air Conditioning Units | Information |
| H23-030 | 05/23/2023 | Older Americans Act (OAA) Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) COVID Unwinding Update | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-029 | 05/23/2023 | Unwinding Public Health Emergency (PHE) Flexibilities for MAC/TSOA Programs | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-028 | 05/23/2023 | July 2023 Changes with the Institutional and Residential Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-027 | 05/12/2023 | Classic Apple Health (Medicaid) Administrative Renewal Requirement (ex parte) | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-026 | 04/27/2023 | Most recent revision to DSHS 14-012 Consent Form (03/2023) | Information |
| H23-025 | 04/18/2023 | Basic Training and Certification deadline changes for Long-Term Care Worker Qualifications Related to COVID-19 | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-024 Superseded |
04/18/2023 | Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement ending March 31, 2023. | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-023 | 04/14/2023 | Returned Mail Processing | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-022 | 04/11/2023 | 2024-2027 Area Plan, 2024 Area Plan Budget form, 2024 Written Cost Allocation Plan, and 7.01 Plan | Procedure |
| H23-021 | 04/11/2023 | New Barcode Tickle for Financial Redetermination of Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) assistance units (AU) receiving Long Term Service and Suppor | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-020 | 04/11/2023 | Required Training: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Online Security Awareness Training | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-019 | 04/04/2023 | Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Review Underway | Information |
| H23-018 | 03/31/2023 | Faxes Sent to HCS Imaging Unit (HIU) from 3/2/2023 thru 3/9/2023. | Information |
| H23-017 | 03/28/2023 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 5, 5a, 5b, 7d, 7g, 8, 22, 26, and 27. | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-016 | 03/28/2023 | Most recent revisions of DSHS 14-012 Consent, DSHS 14-225 Acknowledgement of Services, and 16-247 Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Receive MA | Procedure and Proced |
| H23-015 | 03/28/2023 | 2023 Administrative Hearing Academy Training for DSHS/HCA Administrative Hearing Coordinators/Specialists (AHC/AHS) | Information |
| H23-014 | 03/24/2023 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2023 State Funds | Procedure |
| H23-013 | 03/21/2023 | CARE Change Control Information – Friday, March 31, 2023 | Information |
| H23-012 | 02/22/2023 | Older Americans Act (OAA) Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) update: Retail Food Code | Information |
| H23-011 | 02/16/2023 | Ending the Temporary Emergency Rule Changes Regarding Nurse Delegation | Information |
| H23-010 | 02/16/2023 | Revisions to the Social Services Invoice/Receipt Packet Cover Sheet | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-009 | 02/15/2023 | Emergency food assistance supplements ending February 2023 | Information |
| H23-008 | 02/06/2023 | LexisNexis/Accurint Property Reports for Financial Applications and Reviews. | Procedure |
| H23-007 | 01/30/2023 | 2023 ALTSA Monitoring of AAAs, Monitoring Tools and Schedule Revision | Information |
| H23-006 | 01/23/2023 | Removal of Adult Protective Services (APS) chapter from the Long-term Care Manual | Information |
| H23-005 | 01/23/2023 | Older Americans Act (OAA) Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF) Amendment for CY23 | Information |
| H23-004 | 01/19/2023 | MAC and TSOA changes effective January 1, 2023: New Income Limit for TSOA Eligibility Step 3 Benefit Level change and updated Housework & Errands rate | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-003 | 01/18/2023 | 2023 Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Webinar Series | Information |
| H23-002 | 01/17/2023 | Update to the Bathroom Equipment Exception to Rule (ETR) Process | Policy and Procedure |
| H23-001 | 01/11/2023 | Revision to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 23A – Social Services Monitoring and Chapter 23B – Financial Monitoring | Information |