Aging and Long-Term Support Administration

2026 HCS Management Bulletins

MB# Issue Date Subject Type
H26-033 07/01/2026 Impacts of House Resolution 1 on Apple Health & Long-Term Services & Supports (LTSS) Information
H26-032 06/30/2026 WA Cares Fund (WCF) Coordination of Benefits Policy and Procedure
H26-031 06/29/2026 Community Residential Capital Add-on Rate and “Bridge Rate” Qualification July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 Policy and Procedure
H26-030 06/26/2026 Long-Term Services and Supports Presumptive Eligibility (LTSS PE) Phase 2 Statewide Expansion Effective July 1, 2026 Policy and Procedure
H26-029 06/24/2026 Revisions to Adjustment Request Form (ARF), July 2026 Policy and Procedure
H26-028 06/24/2026 July 1, 2026, Home and Community Services and Developmental Disabilities Administration Services Rates Policy and Procedure
H26-027 06/23/2026 Guidance on Authorization Procedure for Governors Opportunity for Supportive Housing (GOSH) Recipients Policy and Procedure
H26-026 06/18/2026 CR-102 FILED (PROPOSED RULES) TO CREATE PERMANENT HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS (HRSN) PROGRAM RULES UNDER CHAPTER 388-106H WAC Information
H26-025 06/18/2026 Revision to Long-Term Care Chapter 3 Procedure
H26-024 06/15/2026 CARE Change Control Information-June 26, 2026 Information
H26-023 06/10/2026 New Process for Authorization of Nurse Delegation Services H2014 U5; Hospital or Institutional Setting Policy and Procedure
H26-022 05/26/2026 Updates to the Bed Hold Policy approved setting types for clients on the Residential Support Waiver program and DSHS Form 05-249 Policy and Procedure
H26-021 05/21/2026 Update Chapter 24 with New Policies and Standardization of Current Policies Policy and Procedure
H26-020 05/18/2026 Implementation of Telephony Modernization for HCS: Amazon Connect Deployment, Statewide Intake Model, and Single Application Line Procedure
H26-019 05/18/2026 Revisions to LTC Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22a, 22c, 26, 27, 29, 30b, 30c, 30d, 30h, 31 Procedure
H26-018 05/07/2026 State Fiscal Year 2026 (SFY26) AAA Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) Services and Supports Interlocal Agreement Policy and Procedure
H26-017 05/01/2026 Consumer Direct Care Network Washington (CDWA) Family Individual Providers (IPs) and Nurse Delegation Policy and Procedure
H26-016 04/15/2026 Implementation of Tiered Personal Care Services for the Long-Term Services and Supports Presumptive Eligibility (LTSS PE) Program Policy and Procedure
H26-015 04/15/2026 The Long-Term Care Policy Manual: Community Behavioral Health Supports (CBHS) Policy and Procedure
H26-014 04/14/2026 Termination of the HCS Subsidy & exiting a client from the HCS Subsidy Policy and Procedure
H26-013 04/01/2026 Case Management Client and Residential Setting Search Tool: Room and Care Policy and Procedure
H26-012 03/23/2026 CARE Change Control Information - March 31, 2026 Information
H26-011 03/23/2026 Exception to Policy (ETP) Process for Skilled Nursing Services Authorizations Procedure
H26-010 03/23/2026 Reallocation of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026 State Funds Procedure
H26-009 03/13/2026 Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 7e – New Freedom Policy and Procedure
H26-008 03/11/2026 Phase-Out of Adult Family Home Settings from the Roads to Community Living Program Policy and Procedure
H26-007 03/04/2026 2026 Update to Adjustment Request Form Process for Adult Family Home Claims Policy and Procedure
H26-006 03/04/2026 Guidance on Planned Action Notices (PANs) Procedure for Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Funded Supportive Housing Programs Policy and Procedure
H26-005 02/05/2026 Social Services Staff Survey, CDWA Information
H26-004 01/26/2026 Guidance on PAN procedure for Governor’s Opportunity for Supportive Housing (GOSH) recipients Policy and Procedure
H26-003 01/23/2026 Expansion of the Community First Choice (CFC) Assistive Technology (AT) Benefit Policy and Procedure
H26-002 01/23/2026 Rescind MB H07-005 Guardianship Basics Information
H26-001 01/23/2026 Remote Personal Care Services (Remote Caregiving) Policy and Procedure