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Information about Division of Quality Assurance (DQA)

DQA Web Pages Information

Provider Types Regulated by DQA

DQA Listservs

Consumer Information

DQA Facility Directories

DQA Provider Training

DQA Numbered Memos

DHS Forms

Construction/
Remodeling of Health Care Facilities

WI Nurse Aide Training and Registry Info

Caregiver Program/ Background Checks

WI Adult Programs Caregiver Misconduct Registry

2000 OQA Numbered Memos

Number gaps indicate obsoleted memos removed from this list

DQA Memos For Other Years:

DQA/BQC Memos 1983-1997 - Indexes and PDF versions of all still-current memos published 1997 and earlier.

Memo# and Providers Affected

Date Issued

Subject

00-083 - Home Health Agencies

12/19/00

OASIS Update

00-081 - Adult Day Care, Adult Family Homes, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Community Based Residential Facilities, End Stage Renal Dialysis Units, Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Hospices, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Residential Care Apartment Complexes

12/12/00

Variance Fee (Year 2001) - Health Care Facilities

00-080 - Nursing Homes

12/29/00

MDS & Annual Survey of Nursing Homes

00-079 - Adult Family Homes, Certified Mental Health and AODA Programs, Community Based Residential Facilities, Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Hospitals, Nurse Aide Training Programs, Nursing Homes, Residential Care Apartment Complexes, Rural Health Clinics

11/29/00

Internet Posting of the Wisconsin Caregiver Misconduct Registry

00-076 - Nursing Homes

11/22/00

Immediate Jeopardy Citations

00-075 - Home Health Agencies

11/14/00

OASIS Update

00-073 - Nursing Homes

10/30/00

The Resident's Clinical Record

00-070 - Home Health Agencies

10/16/00

Revision of Standard Survey Definition for Home Health Agencies

00-067 - Hospitals, Home Health Agencies

9/8/00

Clarification on Non- applicability of Certain Provisions of Discharge Planning Process to Medi- care+Choice Plans

00-065 - Home Health Agencies

8/25/00

Physician Orders by FAX in HHAs

00-063 - Home Health Agencies

8/21/00

State Variance Approval for HFS 113.20(3) Review of Plan and Implementation of Medicare Prospective Payment System

00-062 - Home Health Agencies

8/21/00

Additional Information on BQA Memo #00-012

00-060 - Nursing Homes

8/23/00

RAI and MDS

00-057 - Adult Family Homes, Certified Mental Health and AODA Programs, Community Based Residential Facilities, Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Hospitals, Nurse Aide Training Programs, Nursing Homes, Residential Care Apartment Complexes, Rural Health Clinics

8/4/00

The Wisconsin Caregiver Program Manual Available On-Line

00-055 - Nursing Homes

7/28/00

Criteria for Medication Aides in Nursing Homes

00-054 - Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Information - OBSOLETED 10/03

00-050 - Home Health Agencies, Hospices

7/17/00

HCFA: #2000-12, Q&As re Hospices; #2000-16, Change of Ownership, Merger, & Termination Procedures Affecting HHAs & OASIS Requirements

00-049 - Hospitals

6/26/00

WI Rural Hospital Flexibility Program - Critical Access Hospitals

00-048 - Nursing Homes

7/3/00

Diabetes Care in Long Term Care Facilities

00-047 - Hospices, Hospitals, Nursing Homes

6/28/00

RAI and MDS Automation

00-046 - Nursing Homes

6/15/00

Changes to Medicare Certified Beds

00-043 - Hospitals

6/9/00

HCFA Hospital Con- dition of Participation: Patients' Rights

00-038 - Destruction of Controlled Substances - OBSOLETED by 09-007

00-037 - RAI, MDS Automation - OBSOLETED 05/06

00-036 - Applicable Codes Relating to Fire Protection Systems - OBSOLETED by 09-007

00-035 - Hospitals

4/21/00

Report to HCFA, Patient Death in Seclusion/ Restraint

00-032 - Nursing Homes

3/30/00

Use of Physical Restraints in WI Nursing Homes

00-031 - Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities

4/5/00

Outpatient Physical Therapy & Speech Language Pathology Services: Plan of Care & Physician Involvement

00-030 - Suppliers of End Stage Renal Disease Services

3/15/00

End Stage Renal Disease Services Update

00-029 - Hospices

3/20/00

Waiver of Certain Staffing Require- ments, Medicare Hospice Program

00-027 - Rural Health Clinics

3/10/00

Rural Health Clinic Update

00-026 - Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Community Based Residential Facilities, End Stage Renal Dialysis Units, Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Hospices, Hospitals, Nursing Homes

3/10/00

Updated Plan Approval Applications for Plans Submitted to the Health Services Section

00-024 - Adult Family Homes, Certified Mental Health and AODA Programs, Community Based Residential Facilities, Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Hospitals, Nurse Aide Training Programs, Nursing Homes, Residential Care Apartment Complexes, Rural Health Clinics

3/15/00

Update on Wisconsin Caregiver Legislation

00-022 - Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Hospices, Nurse Aide Training Programs, Nursing Homes

2/11/00

Quality Improvement Information: Care Planning 2000

00-021 - Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Hospices, Nurse Aide Training Programs, Nursing Homes

2/11/00

Providing A Quality Life While Avoiding Restraints

00-020 - Hospitals

2/11/00

Providing A Quality Life While Avoiding Restraints

00-017 - Adult Day Care, Adult Family Homes, Ambulatory Surgiery Centers, Community Based Residential Facilities, End Stage Renal Disease, Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Residential Care Apartment Complexes, Rural Health Clinics

2/11/00

Life Safety Informational Release

00-016 - Nursing Homes

2/10/00

Planning to Admit Ventilator Dependent Residents or Persons with Related Conditions

00-014 - Adult Day Care, Adult Family Homes, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Certified Mental Health and AODA Programs, Community Based Residential Facilities, End-Stage Renal Dialysis Centers, Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, Residential Care Apartment Complexes, Rural Health Clinics

2/15/00

Disposal of Medical Records

00-013 Security: Psychiatric Treatment Facilities - Replaced by 05-011

00-012 - Ambulatory Surgery Centers, End Stage Renal Dialysis Centers, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, Hospitals, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Rural Health Clinics

1/24/00

Informal Dispute Resolution

00-011 - Home Health Agencies

1/14/00

Outcome Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Update - Memo #11

00-008 - Nursing Homes

2/4/00

Timeline of Events Following Completion of a Survey

00-005 - Adult Day Care Centers

1/3/2000

Notice of Change in Certification Fee for Adult Day Care Ctrs

00-004 - Adult Family Homes

1/3/2000

Notice of Change in Certification Fee for Adult Family Homes

00-003 - Community Based Residential Facilities

1/3/2000

Notice of Change in CBRF Certification Fee

00-002 - Nursing Homes

1/3/2000

Elimination of Opportunity to Correct Before Federal Sanctions Implemented

00-001 - Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities, Nursing Homes

1/3/2000

Payment for Transportation for ICF/MR Residents

Last Updated: March 06, 2009