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DQA Memos

The Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) issues memos to provide policies, information, and interpretation of federal and state regulations and guidelines of the programs they regulate.

Use the Memos Library to search for memos by subject.

For an official paper copy of any numbered memo, email dhswebmaildqa@dhs.wisconsin.gov or write to:

DQA Administrator's Office
201 E. Washington Ave., Room E300
Madison, WI 53703

Related topics

Memo number Title Issue date Discontinued date Attachments Edit
25-002 Construction Requirements for New 'Class-C' CBRF Structures
25-003 Client Rights and Monitored Drug Screens
25-001 Background Check Renewals for Entity Operators & Non-Client Residents
24-001 Behavioral Health Providers Non-Expiring Certificates
23-005 Waivers Requests for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers in Community Support Programs
23-004 Residential Crisis Stabilization Facilities Licensure/Certification
23-003 Construction Requirements for New 'Class-C' CBRF Structures
Replaced by:
25-002
23-002 Fire Watch, Fire Plan, and Fire Reporting Update
23-001 CBRF: Requirements for Newly-Licensed Existing Structures
21-008 Prohibited Restraints and Restrictive Measures in Community-Based Programs and Facilities
21-006 Wisconsin Administrative Code s. DHS 132.42 (3) (a) Pre-employment Screening for Clinically Apparent Communicable Disease
21-007 Background Check and Misconduct Investigation Program for DHS 105.14 Adult Day Care Centers
21-005 Suspension of Advance Directives
21-004 DHS Requests Nursing Homes Join Hospitals in Wisconsin to Use the EMResource Bed Tracking System for Health Care Entities
21-003 Community Based Residential Facilities and Crisis Stabilization
21-002 Notice and Requirements for Submitting Four-Year Renewal of Licensee Background Check Information
21-001 CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions – Acute Hospital Care at Home Program
20-010 Mental Health Day Treatment for Youth Certification
20-007 Wisconsin Home Health Agencies – CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions and Governor Evers Emergency Order # 21
20-004 Wisconsin Nursing Homes – CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions and Governor Evers Executive Order # 21
20-003 Wisconsin Hospices CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions and Governor Evers Emergency Order # 21
20-009 Licensure/Certification Application for Temporary Assisted Living Facility Expansion Units and Transfer Options during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency State
20-008 State Licensure Application for Temporary Nursing Facility Expansion Units and Transfer Options during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
20-006 Use of Remote Support Providers in Regulated Adult Family Homes
20-005 Guidance for Ambulatory Surgical Centers Temporarily Enrolling as a Hospital During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

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Last revised December 29, 2025