Regulations: Division of Quality Assurance Email Subscription
Do you work with the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) or one of its 40 programs? Would you like to receive regular DQA updates? If yes, subscribe to one of our DQA email lists.
DQA email lists
Select a link to view the related subscription page. Add your email address to receive electronic updates.
- DQA Assisted Living Forum Email Updates - Get updates about issues related to assisted living and the Assisted Living Forum.
- DQA Notifications and General Email Updates - Get updates about entities that DQA regulates. Updates include:
- CMS program letters.
- DQA Memos.
- Pharmacy Newscapsule.
- Public health bulletins.
- DQA Nurse Aide Training and Testing Email Updates - Get updates about DQA nurse aide training programs.
- DQA Plan Review and Inspections Email Updates - Get updates about issues related to building or expanding health or residential care facilities. This includes DQA physical plant memos, CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Life Safety Code program letters, and more.
- Wisconsin Admin. Code ch. DHS 75 Email Updates - Get updates on the revised Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 75. This is helpful for providers who are certified under this administrative code. Learn more about Revised DHS 75 Implementation.
- Other Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) email lists.
Archived DQA emails
Expand a section and select a link to view email messages sent to email subscribers. Messages are from the past twelve months. They are listed from newest to oldest.
November 27, 2024 Long-term care facilities and hospitals: Multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cucumbers
November 26, 2024 December Workshops Available to Meet Your End of Year CEU Needs
November 25, 2024 DHS Encourages Health Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
November 14, 2024 Ensuring Consistency in the Hospice Survey Process to Identify Quality of Care Concerns and Potential Fraud Referrals
November 11, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: November 12
November 8, 2024 Updated Proficiency Testing (PT) and PT Referral brochure
October 30, 2024 Reminder - Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
October 28, 2024 Sign up for November Workshops Now!
October 25, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, November 1, at 7 a.m.
October 22, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: October 24; Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices
October 21, 2024 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: October
October 13, 2024 International Infection Prevention Week
October 8, 2024 Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
October 7, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: October 8
October 4, 2024 REVISED: Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures
October 1, 2024 October Workshops Available to Meet your Training Needs!
September 30, 2024 Save the Date: Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours
September 27, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, October 4, at 7 a.m.
September 26, 2024 Nursing Home Residents’ Right to Vote
September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: September 26; Environmental Services in Long-Term Care
September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS
September 24, 2024 Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS
September 23, 2024 HAI Happenings: 2024 Quarter Three Newsletter
September 16, 2024 Reminder: Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS
September 16, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS
September 16, 2024 Fungal Disease Awareness Week: Take Action to Protect Patients and Residents Against Candida auris
September 12, 2024 Registration Now Open - FOCUS 2024
September 10, 2024 Register for Virtual Workshops in September!
September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS
September 9, 2024 Updated with New Survey Link: Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS
September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS
September 9, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: September 10
September 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, September 13, at 7 a.m.
September 3, 2024 Fall is in the air! Register now for Caregiver Training Project Workshops
August 29, 2024 FREE COVID Test Kit Available from Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
August 28, 2024 Recommendations for Preventing Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Health Care Settings
August 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: August 22; Sexually Transmitted Infections in Long-Term Care
August 16, 2024 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 1p.m.
August 16, 2024 What to Know About CMS’ Unannounced Nursing Home Visits
August 12, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: August 13
July 30, 2024 New Program from Superior Health Quality Alliance
July 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, August 2, at 7 a.m.
July 19, 2024 Fee Adjustment - Caregiver Background Checks
July 18, 2024 Webinar: Voters Living in Residential Settings - Making a Plan to Vote and Knowing Your Rights
July 17, 2024 Webinar: Voters Living in Residential Settings - Making a Plan to Vote and Knowing Your Rights
July 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers
July 1, 2024 News Release: Wisconsinites Urged Not to Eat Diamond Shruumz-brand Products
June 25, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: June 27; Dialysis in Long-Term Care
June 19, 2024 Revised Guidance for Long-Term Care Facility Assessment Requirements
June 12, 2024 2024 Legionellosis Testing and Public Health Recommendations
June 11,2024 Wisconsinites and Communities Benefiting from ARPA Grant Funds Projects
June 11, 2024 New Student Nurse/ Graduate Nurse Procedure for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry
June 10, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series
June 4, 2024 Heat Awareness
May 31, 2024 Long-Term Care Webinar – Nursing Home
May 31, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers
May 28, 2024 Virtual Training Opportunities in June!
May 23, 2024 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 1 p.m.
May 21, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: May 23; Hepatitis C and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plans
May 21, 2024 Connect with health care workers by joining WisCaregiver Connections!
May 13, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: May 14
May 9, 2024 Save the Date: Long-Term Care Townhall
May 2, 2024 Last Chance for 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
April 30, 2024 Last Chance to Register for Naloxone Action Planning Meeting
April 29, 2024 Save the Dates - FOCUS 2024 Conference: November 20-21, 2024
April 29, 2024 Cost-Effective Training for Healthcare, Home Care & Residential Care Providers
April 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, May 3, at 7 a.m.
April 24, 2024 Don't Miss Out on the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
April 19, 2024 EXTENDED DUE DATE: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 26
April 19, 2024 Presenting the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
April 17, 2024 Reminder regarding Mandatory Reporting of Abuse and Neglect to State and Local Authorities
April 16, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: April 18; Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin
April 15, 2024 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: April and May
April 12, 2024 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19
April 11, 2024 Secure Your Spot Now for the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
April 8, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: April 9
April 4, 2024 Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes
April 3, 2024 Reporting of Client/Patient/Resident Death
April 2, 2024 Revisions and Clarifications to Hospital Interpretive Guidelines for Informed Consent
April 1, 2024 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19
March 29, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 5, at 7 a.m.
March 28, 2024 Clarification on Release of 60-Day Quality Improvement Organization Reports by CMS
March 26, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: March 28; Wound Care
March 26, 2024 Act Fast: Register for the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
March 25, 2024 Join Us for a Naloxone Action Planning Meeting
March 25, 2024 Sign up for Virtual Workshops in March and April Now
March 14, 2024 Call for Presenters! 2024 FOCUS Conference
March 13, 2024 BEOH: FDA Alert—Elevated levels of lead in certain cinnamon products
March 11, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series
March 7, 2024 Registration Open for the 2024 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
February 28, 2024 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - March 20, 2024, at 1 p.m.
February 26, 2024 Workshops and On-Demand Courses Available Now
February 23, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 1, at 7 a.m.
February 22, 2024 New Data Dashboard for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
February 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: February 22; Antimicrobial Stewardship
February 15, 2024 CMS issues QSO-24-05-Hospital/CAH – Texting Patient Information and Orders
February 14, 2024 REMINDER: DQA Forum for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Providers
February 12, 2024 New Resource for Assisted Living Facilities: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
February 12, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: February 13
February 9, 2024 Wisconsin DHS Health Alert #58: Increasing Cases of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin
February 6, 2024 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training
January 29, 2024 Register for Spring 2024 Caregiver Training Project Workshops
January 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 2, at 7 a.m.
January 26, 2024 DQA Pilot Program Expanding Immediate Jeopardy
January 23, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: January 25; Tuberculosis Screening for Long-Term Care Staff and Residents
January 22, 2024 CMS issues QSO-24-04-OPO - Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Conditions for Coverage – Definition Clarification
January 22, 2024 DQA Issues Memo 24-001: Behavioral Health Providers Non-Expiring Certificates
January 17, 2024 REMINDER: DQA Forums for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Providers
January 8, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: January 9
January 5, 2024 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: January
December 29, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 5, at 7 a.m.
December 22, 2023 DHS Encourages Long-Term Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
December 18, 2023 New Resources Available
December 15, 2023 DHS Continues to Make COVID-19 Treatment Easily Available as Cases Climb
December 11, 2023 Reminder of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Guidance for Hospitals in a Disaster
December 11, 2023 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: December 12
December 5, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series *UPDATED ZOOM LINK*: December 7; Water Management Programs
December 5, 2023 Cantaloupes Linked to Salmonella Infections Sold in Wisconsin - Some of Wisconsin's illnesses have occurred in residential care facilities
December 5, 2023 New Online, On-demand Caregiver Courses Available Now
December 5, 2023 National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 5–11
December 4, 2023 New Report Describes Wisconsin Trends in Antibiotic Prescribing
November 30, 2023 CMS announces new procedures for receiving electronic CLIA certificates, fee coupons, and Loss of Accreditation warning letters
November 26, 2024 December Workshops Available to Meet Your End of Year CEU Needs
November 25, 2024 DHS Encourages Health Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
October 31, 2024 Initial Licensing Live Q & A Session - Bureau of Assisted Living – November 5, 2024
October 30, 2024 Reminder - Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
October 28, 2024 Sign up for November Workshops Now!
October 25, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, November 1, at 7 a.m.
October 22, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: October 24; Core Infection Prevention and Control Practices
October 13, 2024 International Infection Prevention Week
October 8, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: October 15, 2024
October 8, 2024 Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
October 1, 2024 October Workshops Available to Meet your Training Needs!
September 30, 2024 Save the Date: Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours
September 27, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, October 4, at 7 a.m.
September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: September 26; Environmental Services in Long-Term Care
September 24, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS
September 24, 2024 Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS
September 16, 2024 Reminder: Wisconsin health care and EMS invited to order ventilators from DHS
September 16, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS
September 12, 2024 Registration Now Open - FOCUS 2024
September 10, 2024 Register for Virtual Workshops in September!
September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Agencies Invited to Apply for No-Cost COVID Surplus Items from DHS
September 9, 2024 Updated with New Survey Link: Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS
September 9, 2024 Wisconsin Health Care and EMS Invited to Order Ventilators from DHS
September 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, September 13, at 7 a.m.
September 3, 2024 Fall is in the air! Register now for Caregiver Training Project Workshops
August 29, 2024 FREE COVID Test Kit Available from Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
August 28, 2024 Recommendations for Preventing Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Health Care Settings
August 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: August 22; Sexually Transmitted Infections in Long-Term Care
August 15, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: August 20, 2024
August 8, 2024 Initial Licensing Live Q & A Session - Bureau of Assisted Living – August 13, 2024
July 30, 2024 New Program from Superior Health Quality Alliance
July 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, August 2, at 7 a.m.
July 19, 2024 Fee Adjustment - Caregiver Background Checks
July 5, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers
July 1, 2024 News Release: Wisconsinites Urged Not to Eat Diamond Shruumz-brand Products
June 25, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: June 27; Dialysis in Long-Term Care
June 12, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
June 12, 2024 2024 Legionellosis Testing and Public Health Recommendations
June 11,2024 Wisconsinites and Communities Benefiting from ARPA Grant Funds Projects
June 11, 2024 New Student Nurse/ Graduate Nurse Procedure for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry
June 4, 2024 Heat Awareness
May 31, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers
May 28, 2024 Virtual Training Opportunities in June!
May 21, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: May 23; Hepatitis C and Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plans
May 21, 2024 Connect with health care workers by joining WisCaregiver Connections!
April 29, 2024 Save the Dates - FOCUS 2024 Conference: November 20-21, 2024
April 29, 2024 Cost-Effective Training for Healthcare, Home Care & Residential Care Providers
April 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, May 3, at 7 a.m.
April 19, 2024 EXTENDED DUE DATE: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 26
April 16, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: April 18; Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Wisconsin
April 12, 2024 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19
April 3, 2024 Reporting of Client/Patient/Resident Death
April 1, 2024 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by April 19
March 29, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 5, at 7 a.m.
March 26, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: March 28; Wound Care
March 25, 2024 Sign up for Virtual Workshops in March and April Now
March 14, 2024 Call for Presenters! 2024 FOCUS Conference
March 13, 2024 BEOH: FDA Alert—Elevated levels of lead in certain cinnamon products
February 26, 2024 Workshops and On-Demand Courses Available Now
February 23, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 1, at 7 a.m.
February 22, 2024 New Data Dashboard for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
February 20, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: February 22; Antimicrobial Stewardship
February 12, 2024 New Resource for Assisted Living Facilities: Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Targeted Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
February 8, 2024 Assisted Living Forum: February 13, 2024
February 6, 2024 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training
January 29, 2024 Register for Spring 2024 Caregiver Training Project Workshops
January 26, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 2, at 7 a.m.
January 23, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: January 25; Tuberculosis Screening for Long-Term Care Staff and Residents
December 29, 2023 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 5, at 7 a.m.
December 22, 2023 DHS Encourages Long-Term Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
December 15, 2023 DHS Continues to Make COVID-19 Treatment Easily Available as Cases Climb
December 5, 2023 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series *UPDATED ZOOM LINK*: December 7; Water Management Programs
December 5, 2023 Cantaloupes Linked to Salmonella Infections Sold in Wisconsin - Some of Wisconsin's illnesses have occurred in residential care facilities
December 5, 2023 New Online, On-demand Caregiver Courses Available Now
December 5, 2023 National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 5–11
October 30, 2024 Reminder - Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
October 17, 2024 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook Update
October 8, 2024 Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
September 12, 2024 Registration Now Open - FOCUS 2024
July 31, 2024 Save the Date – Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum - September 12, 2024
June 25, 2024 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook Update
June 11, 2024 New Student Nurse/ Graduate Nurse Procedure for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry
June 4, 2024 Save the Date – Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum September 12, 2024
April 29, 2024 Save the Dates - FOCUS 2024 Conference: November 20-21, 2024
March 14, 2024 Call for Presenters! 2024 FOCUS Conference
October 30, 2024 Reminder - Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
October 8, 2024 Register Now For FOCUS 2024 - Registration Cost Increases After November 11, 2024
September 12, 2024 Registration Now Open - FOCUS 2024
April 29, 2024 Save the Dates - FOCUS 2024 Conference: November 20-21, 2024
March 14, 2024 Call for Presenters! 2024 FOCUS Conference