2024 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H24-077 | 12/31/2024 | Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income Chart for 2025 | Information |
| H24-076 Rescinded |
12/31/2024 | Temporary changes to Community Stability Supports (CSS) rates for Community Behavioral Health Supports (CBHS) eligible clients | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-075 | 12/31/2024 | January 2025 changes with COLA | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-074 | 12/23/2024 | Income and Resource Limit for TSOA Eligibility Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2025 and Step 3 Benefit Level Remains Unchanged for the MAC and TSOA | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-073 Rescinded |
12/23/2024 | ALTSA Acute Care Hospital Subsidy | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-072 | 12/19/2024 | January 1, 2025, Home and Community Services and Developmental Disabilities Administration Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-071 | 12/18/2024 | CARE Change Control Information – December 27, 2024 | Information |
| H24-070 | 12/10/2024 | State Funding used as Match for Older American Act (OAA)Title III Programs and Services | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-069 | 12/10/2024 | Notice of DSHS Privacy Practices Form 03-387 | Procedure |
| H24-068 | 11/27/2024 | Updates to Electronic HCS/AAA Case Transfer Form in Barcode | Information |
| H24-067 | 11/27/2024 | HCA covering DME bathroom equipment | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-066 | 11/25/2024 | New Training Providers and Certificates of Completion for DSHS Specialty Training Classes | Information |
| H24-065 | 11/22/2024 | Skin Observation Protocol for Long-Term Services and Supports Presumptive Eligibility | Procedure |
| H24-064 | 11/18/2024 | Processing of background checks while the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) data is unavailable. | Procedure |
| H24-063 | 11/14/2024 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 3 | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-062 | 11/08/2024 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7a, 7g, 7h, 8, 9a, 10, 11, 22b, 29, 30d, 30e | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-061 | 10/30/2024 | CY25 Standardized Home Care Agency Statement of Work & Monitoring Tool | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-060 | 10/30/2024 | New Freedom Waiver Renewal Approval | Information |
| H24-059 | 10/09/2024 | Respiratory Virus Season and Vaccine Information 2024-2025 | Information |
| H24-058 | 10/08/2024 | 2025 Area Plan Budget, 2025 Written cost Allocation, and 7.01 Plan Progress Report | Procedure |
| H24-057 | 10/08/2024 | Guardianship: Pilot Project to Program Conversion | Information |
| H24-056 | 10/03/2024 | Updated LTC Manual Chapter 25 Private Duty Nursing | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-055 | 10/03/2024 | H24-055 LTSS Presumptive Eligibility Phase 2 Testing Region 1 | Information |
| H24-054 | 10/02/2024 | Older Americans Act Performance System (OAAPS) Reporting Requirements and Timelines for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 | Information |
| H24-053 | 09/23/2024 | CY25 OAA | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-052 | 09/23/2024 | CARE Change Control Information for Sept 30 2024 | Information |
| H24-051 | 09/20/2024 | Caregiver Training Payment | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-050 | 09/20/2024 | ACES.Online Modernization Update | Information |
| H24-049 | 09/03/2024 | Implementation of Consumer Directed Employer (CDE) for the MAC and TSOA programs | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-048 | 09/03/2024 | Implementation of Provider Signature Requirement for the MAC and TSOA programs | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-047 | 08/07/2024 | National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) Survey | Information |
| H24-046 | 08/07/2024 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 7f | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-045 | 07/31/2024 | Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Compliant Rostering and Claim Submission Recommendations | Information |
| H24-044 | 07/30/2024 | Revisions to Long Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 3, 5, 5a, 5b, 7b, 7c, 7d, 8, 9b, 10,11, 22a, 29, 30a, 30e | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-043 | 07/18/2024 | To notify AAAs of their CY 2024 OAA Full Funding allotments and Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) funding, and to provide budget forms | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-042 | 07/18/2024 | State Fiscal Year 2025 (SFY25) AAA State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H24-041 | 07/18/2024 | Authorized Representative Background Check and Fingerprint Check (as needed) Requirement for Veteran Directed Care (VDC) Program | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-040 | 07/17/2024 | Caregiver Stay and Exit Surveys | Information |
| H24-039 | 07/11/2024 | MAC and TSOA Step 3 Benefit Level change effective July 1, 2024 | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-038 | 07/10/2024 | Educational materials for Clients referencing Stages of Pressure Injuries, Preventing Pressure Injuries and Adult Day Services | Procedure |
| H24-037 | 07/09/2024 | Continuing Medicaid Temporary Flexibilities Extended | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-036 | 07/09/2024 | Change in Skilled Nursing Authorizations | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-035 | 07/03/2024 | Apple Health Expansion (AHE) program effective 7/1/2024 | Information |
| H24-034 | 06/25/2024 | CARE Change Control Information – June 28, 2024 | Information |
| H24-033 | 06/25/2024 | Home and Community Services Enhanced Services Facility (ESF) rate changes for MCO-funded clients | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-032 | 06/24/2024 | Home Care Agency CBA Rate, Training Class Time Rate, AND link to new Billing Forms | Information |
| H24-031 Rescinded |
06/21/2024 | Behavioral Health Personal Care (BHPC) transition to Behavioral Health Wraparound Support (BHWS) | Procedure and Proced |
| H24-030 Rescinded |
06/21/2024 | Behavioral Health Personal Care (BHPC) transition to Community Behavioral Health Support (CBHS) services for residential clients | Procedure and Proced |
| H24-029 | 06/21/2024 | Update Chapter 12 to comply with new policies and waivers for remote/hybrid program recently approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-028 | 06/20/2024 | Implementation of Senate Bill 5811 (SB5811): Changes to the training and certification requirements of “Family” Individual Providers and allowance to | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-027 | 06/12/2024 | July 1, 2024, Home and Community Services and Developmental Disabilities Administration Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-026 | 06/06/2024 | Community Residential Capital Add-on Rate and “Bridge Rate” Qualification July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-025 | 06/06/2024 | Discontinue Assessing an Individual Provider to be a Source of Informal Support | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-024 | 05/31/2024 | Most recent revision to DSHS 05-249 Adult Residential Care Services Notice of a Change Form (May 2024) | Information |
| H24-023 | 05/14/2024 | Eligibility and service authorization for Meaningful Day Activities for ALTSA Funded Clients in Adult Family Homes | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-022 | 05/07/2024 | Remote Caregiving Pilot Project | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-021 | 04/26/2024 | Authorization Reason Codes for Specialized Dementia Care Program (SDCP) now required. | Information |
| H24-020 | 04/23/2024 | Updates to the Environmental Modifications Contract (1030XP), Updated DSHS Form 27-147, and New DSHS Form 27-147A | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-019 | 04/18/2024 | Intensive Behavioral Supportive Supervision (IBSS) replacing In-Lieu of Services (ILOS) | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-018 | 04/16/2024 | Revisions to Long Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 2a, 2b, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7g, 8, 9a, 9b, 10, 15b, 22b, 22c, and 29 | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-017 | 04/16/2024 | NEW RAC 3131 LTSS Housing Stabilization created | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-016 | 04/02/2024 | Expansion of the Ongoing Additional Requirements (OAR) Program | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-015 | 03/28/2024 | Advanced Home Care Aide Specialist (AHCAS) Program | Information |
| H24-014 | 03/28/2024 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 State Funds | Procedure |
| H24-013 | 03/26/2024 | New billing code for Skin Observation Protocol (SOP) | Procedure |
| H24-012 | 03/22/2024 | CARE Change Control Information – March 29, 2024. | Information |
| H24-011 | 03/14/2024 | New Patient Care Handout for prevention of Pressure Injuries and New Pressure Injury Staging handout | Information |
| H24-010 | 03/12/2024 | Consumer Directed Employer (CDE) Rate Setting Board (RSB) client survey | Information |
| H24-009 | 03/12/2024 | Revision to the definition of “Transportation” in MAC and TSOA benefit packages. | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-008 | 02/27/2024 | Utilizing Correct Version of DSHS Form 14-225, Acknowledgement of Services | Information |
| H24-007 | 02/27/2024 | Updates to the Transportation Contract (1032XP) and Authorizing Non-Medical Transportation Services | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-006 | 02/22/2024 | Continuing Education Requirements at Time of Hire for Employers and LTC Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-005 Rescinded |
01/30/2024 | Addressing use of restraint in Acute Care hospital settings | Information |
| H24-004 | 01/24/2024 | Policies for the Kinship Navigator Program | Procedure |
| H24-003 | 01/17/2024 | Calendar Year (CY) 2024 AAA Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) and Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) Contract, and BARS Billing Form | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-002 | 01/10/2024 | Updated Expanded Community Services (ECS) Behavior Support Provider (BSP) contract amendment for the continued utilization of Telehealth Services post | Policy and Procedure |
| H24-001 | 01/03/2024 | 2024-2026 Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) Program and Fiscal Monitoring of Area Agencies on Aging | Procedure |
| H23-081 | 04/26/2024 | Long-Term Services and Supports Presumptive Eligibility (LTSS PE) | Policy and Procedure |
| H22-052 | 02/20/2024 | CY23 & CY24 Standardized Home Care Agency Statement of Work & Monitoring Tool | Policy and Procedure |