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Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Directory - DQA Numbered Memos

Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) Numbered Memos for nurse aide training and the Nurse Aide Directory and Caregiver Program deal with policies, information and interpretation of federal and state regulations and guidelines of the programs under DQA's jurisdiction.

Memo#

Date Issued

Subject

08-022 07/08/08 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Certificate Update
08-021 06/13/08 Wisconsin Feeding Assistant Training Program Update
08-020 06/11/08 Recent FDA Medication Recalls and Compliance
08-018 07/07/08 Reporting Hotline for Health Care Providers
08-016 06/03/08 Division of Quality Assurance Complaint Resources
08-014 05/06/08 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training Clinical Site Responsibilities
08-007 03/18/08 Caregiver Background Check Update
07-021 11/01/07 Consultant and Management Company List
07-014 08/24/07 Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Information
07-010 06/26/07 Office of Caregiver Quality Is Moving
07-009 06/26/07 Division of Quality Assurance Southern Regional Office Move
07-007 05/09/07 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Competency Testing and Registry Services Update
07-006 05/04/07 DHFS Reorganization
07-005 03/30/07 Anniversary of the Wisconsin Caregiver Law
07-003 02/05/07 Norovirus Recognition, Transmission Pevention and Reporting
06-028 11/15/06 Adult-at-risk, including Elder Adult-at-Risk
06-027 11/13/06 Disaster Preparedness Memo
06-023 10/05/06 OQA Transfer and Name Change
06-008 5/15/06 DHFS 24-Hour Emergency Telephone Hotline for Reporting Public Health and Human Services Emergencies
05-015 OBSOLETED, new site Names Removed From Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry
05-013 9/22/05 New Procedure: Disseminating BQA Info
04-028 11/22/04 Revised Caregiver Misconduct Reporting Requirements for OQA Entities
04-025 9/9/04 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training, Testing and Registry Services Update
04-014 5/7/04 Promissor - Nurse Aide Testing and Registry Services Update
04-009 3/8/04 OQA Update: Office of Caregiver Quality
04-008 3/12/04 Wisconsin's Feeding Assistant Program Requirements
04-004 3/5/04 Medication Administration by Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAPs)
03-016 12/29/03 Wisconsin’s Feeding Assistant Training Program Requirements – Status Update
03-012 9/22/03 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Program Monitoring
03-011 7/14/03 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and Competency Testing Services Update
03-004 3/12/03 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and Competency Testing Services Update
02-020 11/7/02 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and Competency Testing Services Update
02-016 9/13/02 Four-Year Anniversary of Caregiver Law
02-011 4/15/02 Contracting Out WI Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Testing & Directory Services

02-004

1/28/02

Wisconsin Nurse Aide Directory Employment Eligibility Verification

01-055

12/28/01

Medication Administration, Nursing Homes

01-053

12/28/01

Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training Program & Directory Manual Available On-Line

01-051

12/3/01

Disseminating OQA Memos

01-040

9/17/01

Federal Wage and Hour Laws

01-021

5/11/01

Employment Requirements: "Nurse Techni- cians," Student Nurses as Nurse Aides

00-079

11/29/00

Internet Posting of the Wisconsin Caregiver Misconduct Registry

00-071 Misconduct Reporting Requirements For BQA Entities - REPLACED by 04-028

00-057

8/4/00

WI Caregiver Program Manual On-Line

00-024

3/15/00

Update on Wisconsin Caregiver Legislation

00-022

2/11/00

QI Information: Care Planning 2000

00-021

2/11/00

Quality Improvement Information:  Providing A Quality Life While Avoiding Restraints

99-077

12/30/99

Termination of Nurse Aide Training "Deemed" & "Grandparenting" Programs

99-073

12/10/99

Update on Wisconsin Caregiver Legislation

99-064 Caregiver Misconduct, Injuries of Unknown Source, Entity Investigation & Reporting - REPLACED by 04-028

99-053

9/14/99

Alert: Danger of Deaths Associated with Side Rail Use

99-026

5/14/99

Address Changes in OQA

99-014

3/17/99

Caregiver Background Check/Investigation Information - Memo 4

Last Revised: July 10, 2008