AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
2008 HCS Management Bulletins
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| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H08-082 | 12/24/2008 | Mileage Rate Change for Individual Providers and Homecare Agency Vendor Rate Change | Information |
| H08-081 | 12/19/2008 | January 2009 Changes with COLA | Procedure |
| H08-080 | 12/11/2008 | AAA Reporting Requirements for Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards | Procedure |
| H08-079 | 11/24/2008 | Increase in Medicaid Personal Care (MPC) and DDD Waiver Residential Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) | Information |
| H08-078 | 11/24/2008 | Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral (TCARE) Staffing, Training, Security Rights for Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) | Procedure |
| H08-077 | 11/03/2008 | COPES Caregiver/Recipient Training Service SSPS Codes | Procedure |
| H08-076 | 11/03/2008 | Expanded Basic Food Benefits | Information |
| H08-075 | 10/29/2008 | Vulnerable Adult Protection Orders | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-074 | 10/29/2008 | CARE 5.2 Release Updates | Information |
| H08-073 | 10/16/2008 | New Direct Express Debit MasterCard for Federal Benefits | Information |
| H08-072 | 10/08/2008 | New Long-term Care Manual Chapter, Roads to Community Living (RCL) Project | Procedure |
| H08-071 | 10/08/2008 | Revisions to LTC Manual, Chapter 24, Nursing Services and Skin Observation Protocol Related to DDD Clients | Procedure |
| H08-070 | 10/07/2008 | Homecare Agency Worker Time Study | Procedure |
| H08-069 | 10/2/2008 | Flu Vaccines for Adults and Children 2008-2009 | Information |
| H08-068 | 09/15/2008 | Revised LTC Manual Transportation Chapter | Procedure |
| H08-067 | 09/11/2008 | State Council on Aging Vacancy | Information |
| H08-066 | 09/04/2008 | Registration for the HCS/AAA Case Management and Program Training (CMPT) | Information |
| H08-065 | 09/03/2008 | Electronic Fingerprinting Procedures for Individual Providers and Home Care Agency Providers | Procedure |
| H08-064 | 09/03/2008 | Family Caregiver Support Program Changes and Planning Considerations Related to TCARE Rollout in July 2009 | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-063 | 08/27/2008 | Updated DDD Only Contracted Home Care Agency Caregiver Training Billing Requirements, Forms, and Instructions | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-062 | 08/26/2008 | Updated TXIX Case Management Nursing Services Billing Instructions and Forms | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-061 | 08/26/2008 | Updated Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) Caregiver Training Billing (CGT) Requirements, Forms and Instructions | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-060 | 08/19/2008 | Revised Long-Term Care Manual, Nurse Delegation Chapter | Procedure |
| H08-059 | 08/19/2008 | Citizenship and Identity Changes Effective 7-1-08 | Procedure |
| H08-058 | 08/16/2008 | AAA 2009 COST ALLOCATION PLANS | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-057 | 08/08/2008 | Changes to the CORE Training | Information |
|
H08-056
Rescinded |
08/07/2008 | Request for Proposal for New . 5 FTE Kinship Navigator Position for Existing Program Sites | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-055 | 08/06/2008 | FINAL TRANSFER FOR CALENDER YEAR 2008 OLDER AMERICANS ACT (OAA) FUNDS | Procedure |
| H08-054 | 08/05/2008 | Adult Protective Services Training Academy 2008-2009 | Information |
| H08-053 | 07/30/2008 | Checking and Updating Information in Outlook | Procedure |
| H08-052 | 07/30/2008 | HCS-AAA CORE and Case Management and Program Training Plans | Procedure |
| H08-051 | 07/30/2008 | Access and the American with Disabilities Act Accommodation Funds for Caregiver Training | Procedure |
| H08-050 | 07/24/2008 | 2009 Area Plan Budget and Update | Procedure |
| H08-049 | 07/22/2008 | Rate Changes for Specialized Dementia Care Program in Boarding Homes | Procedure |
| H08-048 | 07/17/2008 | CARRYOVER OF SFY08 TITLE V FUNDS | Procedure |
| H08-047 | 07/02/2008 | 2008 STATE FISCAL YEAR END ACCRUALS AND FINAL BILLINGS | Procedure |
| H08-046 | 07/02/2008 | CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2008 OLDER AMERICANS ACT (OAA) FUNDING, BUDGET FORMS, AND INSTRUCTIONS | Procedure |
| H08-045 | 06/27/2008 | AREA AGENCY ON AGING DIRECTORY UPDATE | Information |
| H08-044 | 6/26/2008 | CONTRACTED HOMECARE AGENCY VENDOR RATE INCREASE, TRAINING RATE INCREASE & HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT– EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008 | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-043 | 06/26/2008 | PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINTING FOR INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS (IP) AND HOME CARE AGENCY PROVIDERS (HCA) | Information |
| H08-042 | 06/26/2008 | Mileage Reimbursement for Individual Providers | Procedure |
| H08-041 | 06/25/2008 | CARE 17 Level Residential Algorithm Change Effective July 1, 2008 | Procedure |
| H08-040 | 06/19/2008 | Inter-rater Reliability Assessments (2008-2009) Letters to Clients Translated | Information |
| H08-039 | 06/19/2008 | July 1, 2008 Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-038 | 06/13/2008 | Licensed Boarding Homes with Assisted Living Contracts Receiving a Capital Add-On Rate July 1, 2008 Through June 30, 2009 | Procedure |
| H08-037 | 6/5/2008 | Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Assessment and Care Planning Chapter | Procedure |
| H08-036 | 6/5/2008 | Medical Standards Changes Effective July 1, 2008 | Procedure |
| H08-035 | 06/04/2008 | Request for Proposal for New Kinship Navigator Program (KNP) Sites | Procedure |
| H08-034 | 06/04/2008 | Revised Standardized Homecare Agency Statement of Work | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-033 | 06/02/2008 | Home Care Quality Authority (HCQA) Referral Registry Changes: Increased Access and Availability | Procedure |
| H08-032 | 5/29/2008 | Long Term Care (LTC) CARE Assessor's Manual and CARE Help Screen Updates | Information |
| H08-031 | 05/22/2008 | American Red Cross and National Organization on Disabilities (NOD) websites | Information |
| H08-030 | 05/09/2008 | Registration for HCS/AAA Clinical Effectiveness & Performance Improvement Training | Information |
| H08-029 | 05/07/2008 | FINGERPRINT-BASED CHECKS AND ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINTING FOR INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS (IP), HOME CARE AGENCY PROVIDERS, AND DDD PROVIDERS | Information |
| H08-028 | 05/07/2008 | Family Caregiver Conferences | Information |
| H08-027 | 05/02/2008 | SFY09 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H08-026 | 04/22/2008 | New LTC Manual Nursing Facility Care and Relocation Chapter and Associated Training | Procedure |
| H08-025 | 04/17/2008 | Revised LTC Manual In-Home Providers Chapter | Procedure |
| H08-024 | 04/11/2008 | Home and Community Services Division Field Worker Safety Guidelines | Procedure |
| H08-023 | 04/10/2008 | Quality Assurance (QA) Activities for 2008-2009 | Procedure |
|
H08-022
Superseded |
04/04/2008 | Changes in the Background Authorization and Notification Letters | Information |
| H08-021 | 04/04/2008 | Inter-Rater Reliability Assessments Plan for 2008-2009 | Procedure |
| H08-020 | 04/04/2008 | New Family Caregiver Handbook Now Available | Information |
| H08-019 | 03/04/2008 | April 2008 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Changes | Procedure |
| H08-018 | 03/03/2008 | Realloction of State Fiscal Year 2008 Funds | Procedure |
| H08-017 | 02/26/2008 | Area Agency on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H08-016 | 02/25/2008 | CY07 OAA Carryover | Procedure |
| H08-015 | 02/25/2008 | State Fiscal Year 2008 Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) Final Funding | Information |
| H08-014 | 02/20/2008 | Long Term Care (LTC) Manual Quizzes Available for Web-based Chapters | Procedure |
| H08-013 | 02/13/2008 | Home and Community Services (HCS) Division Organizational Change | Information |
| H08-012 | 02/12/2008 | Release of the Web Version of the Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Adult Protective Services (APS) Chapter | Information |
| H08-011 | 02/11/2008 | FY2008 Risk Assessment and Self-Evalutation (RASE) | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-010 | 02/04/2008 | Senior Citizens Service Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income Chart for 2008 | Information |
| H08-009 | 01/30/2008 | Estate Recovery Program-Updated Information | Information |
| H08-008 | 01/30/2008 | Voter Registration For DSHS Clients | Procedure |
| H08-007 | 01/30/2008 | Approved Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Through Medicare and Medicaid | Information |
| H08-006 | 01/16/2008 | Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Updates and Resources | Information |
| H08-005 | 01/16/2008 | ACES Online Screens - Short Stays and Split Participation | Procedure |
| H08-004 | 01/15/2008 | Registration for HCS/AAA CARE Case Management Information System (CMIS) Hands-on Training | Information |
| H08-003 | 01/09/2008 | Updates on the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s (NPUAP) Ulcer Staging System | Information |
| H08-002 | 01/07/2008 | Revised Chapter 6 of Policy & Procedure Manual For Area Agency on Aging Operations: Section II, Contracting for Home Care Agency Services | Policy and Procedure |
| H08-001 | 01/04/2008 | REVISED CHAPTER 2 OF POLICY & PROCEDURE (P&P) MANUAL FOR AREA AGENCY ON AGING OPERATIONS | Procedure |
