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Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) Numbered Memos for hospitals are documents issued by the Division that deal with policies, information and interpretation of federal and state regulations and guidelines of the programs under the jurisdiction of DQA.

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Memo#

Date Issued

Subject

11-029

10/31/11

Fees for Copies of Health Care Provider Records Effective July 1, 2011

11-028

10/27/11

Submission of Construction Plans to the Madison State Office Building

11-026

10/24/11

Using Social Media Platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn

11-024

08/24/11

2011 Wisconsin Act 2 Health Care Services Review Use of Health Care Reports

11-022

08/01/11

US Department of Labor to Allow Limited Participation of Youths in Operation of Power-Driven Patient Lifts

11-020

07/20/11

Heat Awareness

11-019

07/07/11

Revision: Environmental Suicide Prevention

11-017

06/06/11

Electronic Signatures on Health Care Documents

11-015

05/24/11

Life Safety Code Waiver Requests

11-014

05/16/11

Summary of the Division of Quality Assurance Provider Post-Survey Questionnaire

11-012

04/29/11

Alternate Suppression Systems for Elevator Machine Rooms

11-009

03/31/11

Emergency Preparedness Flood Preparation and Response

11-004

01/28/11

Respiratory Therapy Orders in Hospitals

11-002

01/10/11

Office of Plan Review and Inspection

10-038

12/17/10

Wisconsin Statutes, Section 146.903 Hospital Disclosure of Information Regarding Health Care Charges and Quality

10-036

11/30/10

Mandatory Reporting of Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations

10-031

10/23/10

Email Encryption

10-029

10/19/10

U.S. Department of Labor - Employment of Youth in the Health Care Industry

10-024

09/09/10

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificate of Waiver project announcement for 2011 and Web resources for CLIA

10-022

08/31/10

Nationwide Egg Recall

10-021

08/11/10

Healthiest Wisconsin 2020: Everyone Living Better, Longer

10-019

07/14/10

Reminder of Hospital Requirements Pertaining to Victims of Sexual Assault

10-018

07/12/10

Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Provider Training and Information

10-013

06/02/10

Update: Health Facility Construction Plan Reviews and Onsite Inspections

10-012

05/26/10

Heat Awareness

10-007

04/19/10

Reporting Requirements Under § 457.25 (1), Stats.
(Joint Division Memo)

10-005

03/23/10

Notice of Implementation of State Only Re-visit Fee

09-051

12/03/09

Domestic Partnership - Chapter 50 Information Update

09-050

12/02/09

Staffing of Facilities and Programs During a Pandemic

09-042

10/26/09

Palliative Care

09-041

10/26/09

Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory Registration System Now Online

09-040

10/02/09

For All Facilities Performing Tests on Human Specimens: CLIA Requirements

09-038

09/10/09

Physician Assistant Prescribing Rule Changes

09-030

07/13/09

Novel Influenza A (H1N1)/2009
Provider Memos

09-029

07/31/09

Personal Wireless Handheld Device Guidance

09-027

06/22/09

Heat Awareness

09-022

06/16/09

Health Facility Construction Plan Reviews and Onsite Inspections

09-020 05/12/09

Novel Influenza A (H1N1)/2009
(Swine Flu) Training and Information Resources

09-018 05/12/09

Novel Influenza A (H1N1)/2009
(Swine Flu)

09-017 05/06/09 Survey and Certification Issues Related to Swine Flu Outbreak
09-016 04/24/09 Wisconsin Statutes, Section 50.36(5)
09-014 04/17/09 Medication Cart Storage in Hospitals: Secured and Locked

09-010

03/25/09

Wisconsin Statutes, Section 157.06, Anatomical Gifts

09-009 03/09/09 DQA Northeastern Regional Office Move
09-003 01/23/09 DQA Website - Construction/Remodeling for Health Care Facilities
08-027 11/24/08 Change in the Statement of Deficiency (SOD) Numbering System
08-022 07/08/08 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Certificate 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
08-015 - Notice of Mandatory Requirement to Submit Four-Year Renewal of Licensee Background Check Information - OBSOLETED 08/11
08-011 04/22/08 Submission of Construction Plans to the Milwaukee State Office Building
08-010 04/15/08 Revisions to Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 50, Effective March 28, 2008
08-009 04/09/08 Post-Construction Questionnaire for Hospitals
08-007 03/18/08 Caregiver Background Check Update
08-006 03/17/08 Non Long Term Care (LTC) Complaint Contact Information
08-005 03/10/08 Resident-to-Resident (Client/Patient) Abuse Webcast Training
08-004 03/04/08 Variance for Recognizing the Practice and Role of a Physician Assistant in Certified Mental Health Programs
08-001 01/04/08 Life Safety Informational Release
07-021 11/01/07 Consultant and Management Company List
07-019 10/30/07 Variance of Section HFS 124.12(5)(b)11, Wisconsin Administrative Code:  Authentication of Physician Orders in Hospitals
07-014 08/24/07 Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Information
07-013 08/02/07 Interim Guidance Regarding Authentication of Physician Orders Memo
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
07-004 03/13/07 Authentication of Physician Orders in Hospitals
07-003 02/05/07 Norovirus Recognition, Transmission Pevention and Reporting
06-031 12/11/06 Post Survey Questionnaire Now Available via On-Line Survey
06-028 11/15/06 Adult-at-risk, including Elder Adult-at-Risk
06-027 11/13/06 Disaster Preparedness Memo
06-026 10/12/06 Hospital Death Reporting Requirements
06-025 11/15/06 Patient Privacy During Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment
06-024 10/11/06 Medication Sentinel Events in Wisconsin
06-023 10/05/06 OQA Transfer and Name Change
06-009 06/06/06 Statewide Variance of HFS 124 & HFS 83, Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test
06-008 05/15/06 DHFS 24-Hour Emergency Telephone Hotline for Reporting Public Health and Human Services Emergencies
06-007 05/15/06 Health Facility Construction Plan Reviews and Onsite Inspections
06-006 5/2/06 Variance HFS 124, Authentication of Physician Orders
06-003 3/27/06 Life Safety Informational Release

06-002 - Variance HFS 124, Authentication of Physician Orders - OBSOLETE, replaced by 06-006

06-001 1/3/06 Written Policies, Safety Precautions: Transporting Clients, Residents, Patients

05-015 - OBSOLETE, replaced by Names Removed From Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry

05-013 9/22/05 New Procedure: Disseminating BQA Info
05-011 9/12/05 Security Issues in Psychiatric Treatment Facilities

05-010 - Variance: HFS 124,  Authentication of Physician Orders - OBSOLETE, replaced by 06-006

05-007 6/2/05 Variance for Requirements for Certified Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinics
05-006 5/2/05 NIA Study: Sexual Abuse of Vulnerable Adults in Institutions
04-028 11/22/04 Revised Caregiver Misconduct Reporting Requirements for BQA Entities
04-027 8/31/04 Statewide Individual Provider Variance for Certified Outpatient Mental Health Clinics
04-025 9/9/04 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training, Testing and Registry Update
04-024 9/17/04 Variance: Recognizing Practice, Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
04-019 8/31/04 Hospice Nurse Pronouncement of Death Regulations Update, 2003 WI Act 273
04-014 5/7/04 Promissor - Nurse Aide Testing and Registry Services Update
04-009 3/08/04 BQA Update - Office of Caregiver Quality
04-005 2/4/04 Variance: Supervision Requirements for Certified Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinics
04-004 3/5/04 Medication Administration by Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAPs)
03-015 11/25/03 BQA Post Survey Questionnaire
03-011 7/14/03 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and Competency Testing Services Update
03-010 6/16/03 Hospital Responsibility, Physician Practice
03-008 5/7/03 Facilities Performing Tests on Human Specimens: CLIA Requirements
03-006 4/3/03 CMS Adopts Life Safety Code

03-005 - Health Services Section Complaint Contact Information - OBSOLETE, replaced by 08-006 & 08-016

03-004 - Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry & Competency Testing Services Update OBSOLETED 08/09

03-002 1/28/03 Firearms in Hospitals
02-020 11/7/02 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry and Competency Testing Services Update 
02-019 10/14/02 Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization Standing Orders
02-016 9/13/02 Four-Year Anniversary of Caregiver Law

02-012

7/26/02

Voluntary & Mandatory Medical Device Reporting - FDA

02-009

3/19/02

CMS Focused Survey Process

02-007

2/14/02

MDS Waived for CAH Swing-Bed Patients

02-004

1/28/02

Wisconsin Nurse Aide Directory Employment Eligibility Verification

01-053

12/28/01

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

01-051

12/3/01

Disseminating BQA Memos

01-048

11/30/01

ALERT - Dialyzer Recall by Baxter

01-046

11/30/01

CMS Hospital Condition of Participation:  Patients' Rights, "One Hour Rule"

01-040

9/17/01

Federal Wage and Hour Laws

01-035

8/20/01

HFS 75 / HFS 83 Administrative Rule Cross-System Implementation

01-034

8/8/01

Recall: Fire Protection System Sprinklers

01-032 Environmental Suicide Prevention - OBSOLETE, replaced by 11-019

01-026 - Shared Resident Spaces in Mixed Occupancy Buildings - Currently Under Review

01-021

5/11/01

Employment: "Nurse Technicians," Student Nurses as Nurse Aides

01-006

2/7/01

Requests for BQA Staff Participation in Training Events

Last Updated: November 03, 2011