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 or more 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.
- 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.
March 9, 2026 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: March 10
March 6, 2026 Transition to New ePOC System
March 2, 2026 Register Now for March & April 2026 Workshops
February 27, 2026 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 6, at 7 a.m.
February 25, 2026 New Resources Available
February 24, 2026 HAI Education Series: February 26; Hand Hygiene Audits and Tracking
February 24, 2026 Personal Care Agencies Renewal/Annual Report Process and Operational Updates in the DHS DQA Provider Portal
February 23, 2026 Update – Continued availability of PDF BID Form
February 9, 2026 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: February 10
February 9, 2026 Call for Presenters - FOCUS 2026 Conference
February 5, 2026 Spring 2026 Training Opportunities Now Available
February 4, 2026 RAI/MDS Educational Forum to be held Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 1 p.m.
February 3, 2026 Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) Forum for Personal Care Agencies (PCAs) and the new DHS DQA Provider Portal
January 30, 2026 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 6, at 7 a.m.
January 26, 2026 Training Grants and Programs Available to Boost Health Care Workforce
January 21, 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT: January 22 HAI Education Series Rescheduled
January 13, 2026 Long-Term Care Webinar – Nursing Home
January 12, 2026 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: January 13
January 8, 2026 FOCUS 2026 TO BE HELD AT THE KALAHARI RESORT IN WISCONSIN DELLS
January 6, 2026 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 9, at 7 a.m.
December 22, 2025 DHS Encourages Health Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
December 19, 2025 U.S. Bank Scam Alert
December 15, 2025 Available Now: New Licensure and Certification System for Health Care and Residential Providers
December 9, 2025 Thank you for attending FOCUS 2025!
December 9, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; December 10
December 8, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: December 9
December 2, 2025 HAI Education Series: December 4; Hepatitis B and C and Viral Hepatitis Elimination
December 2, 2025 UPDATE: Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) Grant Application – New Application and Guidelines
December 1, 2025 Reminder: DQA Forum on New Licensure and Certification System for Health Care and Residential Providers
November 28, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 5, at 7 a.m.
November 26, 2025 CMS has issued QSO-26-02-ALL: Questions + Answers for State Recovery after the Federal Government Shutdown
November 25, 2025 Last Chance to Attend a Fall Workshop Series Event
November 19, 2025 DHS Encourages Health Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
November 17, 2025 Caregiver Training Project Wraps Up the Fall Workshop Series
November 17, 2025 DQA Announces New Online Licensure and Certification System
November 13, 2025 DPH BCD Memo 2025-04: Health Care Personnel Exclusion and Return to Work Following an Acute Respiratory Illness
November 11, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; November 12
November 10, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: November 11
October 31, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, November 7, at 7 a.m.
October 29, 2025 New Electronic Background Information Disclosure (eBID) Webform
October 23, 2025 Join Us for Virtual Workshops in November!
October 21, 2025 HAI Education Series: October 23; Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Transfer Communication
October 20, 2025 International Infection Prevention Week
October 16, 2025 ForwardHealth Medicaid Enrollment
October 16, 2025 Zoom Link Correction: Long-Term Care Webinar - Nursing Home
October 14, 2025 Effective Immediately: Address update for all mailing types for the Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office
October 13, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: October 14
October 7, 2025 Long-Term Care Webinar - Nursing Home
October 7, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; October 8
October 2, 2025 Don’t Miss Out – Register Now for October Workshops!
October 1, 2025 Redistribution of Closed Nursing Home Beds Process Announced
September 26, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, October 3, at 7 a.m.
September 24, 2025 There’s Still Time to Register for October Workshops!
September 23, 2025 DCTS Action Memo 2025-08/DQA Memo 25-003: Client Rights and Monitored Drug Screens
September 23, 2025 HAI Education Series: September 25; Latent Tuberculosis Infection Reporting
September 18, 2025 Investigating and Reporting Misconduct Workshops Next Week!
September 15, 2025 Take Action to Protect Patients and Residents Against Candida auris
September 11, 2025 WI DHS: Phishing Attempt Impersonating DHS
September 9, 2025 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2025
September 9, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; September 10
September 8, 2025 Recommendations for Preventing Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Health Care Settings
September 8, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: September 9
September 3, 2025 Fall Workshop Series Starts September 16
August 29, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, September 5, at 7 a.m.
August 27, 2025 RAI/MDS Educational Forum to be held Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 1 p.m.
August 26, 2025 HAI Education Series: August 28; Injection and Medication Safety
August 26, 2025 Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR)
August 14, 2025 REVISED: Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 12, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; August 13
August 11, 2025 Save the Date – Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum September 25, 2025
August 11, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: August 12
August 5, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Training Project - Fall Virtual Workshop Schedule Now Available!
August 5, 2025 Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 1, 2025 Is the FOCUS 2025 Conference for you?
July 25, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers; Friday, August 1 has been CANCELLED
July 22, 2025 2025 Nursing Home Annual Reporting
July 17, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Training Project - Summer Update
July 10, 2025 2025 Legionellosis Testing and Public Health Recommendations
July 9, 2025 Division of Quality Assurance - Northwestern Regional Office Move: July 15, 2025
July 8, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; July 9
July 7, 2025 Reminder: IP Lunch and Learn and HAI Education Series to Resume in August
July 3, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers; Friday, July 11, at 7 a.m.
July 3, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
June 25, 2025 CMS announces enforcement discretion and clarification of personnel regulations.
June 24, 2025 HAI Education Series: June 26; Considerations for Dialysis Modalities and Infection Prevention and Control
June 24, 2025 Immunity Documentation for Healthcare Personnel in the Long-Term Care Setting
June 10, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; June 11
June 9, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: June 10
June 3, 2025 UPDATE: Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) Grant Application – Suspension Lifted
June 3, 2025 Medicaid HCBS Direct Care Workforce Reform and Analysis
June 3, 2025 Caregiver Retention and Regulatory Requirements – Final Spring Workshops
May 30, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, June 6, at 7 a.m.
May 28, 2025 Free Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Awareness Training Courses Available in Several Wisconsin Cities
May 20, 2025 HAI Education Series: May 22; Why Oral Health Matters
May 15, 2025 Caregiver Retention, Dementia Training, and Regulatory Requirements
May 13, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; May 14
May 12, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: May 13
May 1, 2025 Last Chance for 2025 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
May 1, 2025 Caregiver Background Checks and Training Regulation Requirements
April 30, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, May 2, at 7 a.m.
April 23, 2025 Final Days to Register for 2025 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
April 22, 2025 HAI Education Series: April 24; Waterborne Environment of Care Tours
April 22, 2025 Ensuring Compliance with Regulatory Requirements
April 16, 2025 Investigating & Reporting Requirements
April 15, 2025 Presenting the 2025 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
April 14, 2025 REMINDER: Background Check Renewals and Login for MRS
April 8, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; April 9
April 7, 2025 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: April
April 7, 2025 Don't Miss Out on the 2025 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
April 7, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
April 7, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: April 8
April 4, 2025 Save the Date – Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum - September 25, 2025
April 2, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Training Project Opportunities
April 1, 2025 Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) Grant Application Suspension
April 1, 2025 Five Reasons to Attend OSTS
March 28, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 4, at 7 a.m.
March 25, 2025 HAI Education Series: March 27; Antimicrobial Stewardship
March 21, 2025 Act Fast: Register for the 2025 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
March 21, 2025 Background Check Renewals and Login for MRS
March 11, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; March 12
March 6, 2026 Partnering in Assisted Living Symposium Resources
March 6, 2026 Bureau of Assisted Living Initial Licensing - Live Q & A Session –– March 17, 2026
March 2, 2026 Register Now for March & April 2026 Workshops
February 27, 2026 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 6, at 7 a.m.
February 25, 2026 Changes to Community Support Programs (CSP) Clinical Coordinator Requirements
February 24, 2026 HAI Education Series: February 26; Hand Hygiene Audits and Tracking
February 23, 2026 Update – Continued availability of PDF BID Form
February 9, 2026 Call for Presenters - FOCUS 2026 Conference
February 6, 2026 Assisted Living Forum: February 10, 2026
February 5, 2026 Spring 2026 Training Opportunities Now Available
January 30, 2026 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 6, at 7 a.m.
January 21, 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT: January 22 HAI Education Series Rescheduled
January 13, 2026 REMINDER: Registration Now Open for the Partnering in Assisted Living Symposium
January 8, 2026 FOCUS 2026 TO BE HELD AT THE KALAHARI RESORT IN WISCONSIN DELLS
January 6, 2026 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 9, at 7 a.m.
December 22, 2025 DHS Encourages Health Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
December 19, 2025 U.S. Bank Scam Alert
December 15, 2025 Available Now: New Licensure and Certification System for Health Care and Residential Providers
December 9, 2025 Thank you for attending FOCUS 2025!
December 9, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; December 10
December 2, 2025 HAI Education Series: December 4; Hepatitis B and C and Viral Hepatitis Elimination
December 1, 2025 Reminder: DQA Forum on New Licensure and Certification System for Health Care and Residential Providers
November 28, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 5, at 7 a.m.
November 26, 2025 Registration Now Open for the Partnering in Assisted Living Symposium
November 25, 2025 Last Chance to Attend a Fall Workshop Series Event
November 19, 2025 DHS Encourages Health Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
November 17, 2025 Caregiver Training Project Wraps Up the Fall Workshop Series
November 17, 2025 DQA Announces New Online Licensure and Certification System
November 11, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; November 12
October 31, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, November 7, at 7 a.m.
October 29, 2025 New Electronic Background Information Disclosure (eBID) Webform
October 23, 2025 Join Us for Virtual Workshops in November!
October 21, 2025 HAI Education Series: October 23; Multidrug-Resistant Organisms and Transfer Communication
October 20, 2025 International Infection Prevention Week
October 16, 2025 ForwardHealth Medicaid Enrollment
October 14, 2025 Effective Immediately: Address update for all mailing types for the Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office
October 9, 2025 Assisted Living Forum: October 14, 2025
October 7, 2025 Free Training for Caregivers in 1-2 Bed Adult Family Homes
October 7, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; October 8
October 2, 2025 Don’t Miss Out – Register Now for October Workshops!
September 26, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, October 3, at 7 a.m.
September 24, 2025 There’s Still Time to Register for October Workshops!
September 23, 2025 HAI Education Series: September 25; Latent Tuberculosis Infection Reporting
September 18, 2025 Investigating and Reporting Misconduct Workshops Next Week!
September 9, 2025 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2025
September 9, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; September 10
September 8, 2025 Recommendations for Preventing Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Health Care Settings
September 3, 2025 Fall Workshop Series Starts September 16
August 29, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, September 5, at 7 a.m.
August 26, 2025 HAI Education Series: August 28; Injection and Medication Safety
August 19, 2025 Assisted Living Forum: August 19, 2025
August 14, 2025 REVISED: Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 12, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; August 13
August 11, 2025 DHS Seeking Information to Inform Rural Health Transformation Program Application
August 5, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Training Project - Fall Virtual Workshop Schedule Now Available!
August 5, 2025 Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 1, 2025 Is the FOCUS 2025 Conference for you?
July 25, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers; Friday, August 1 has been CANCELLED
July 18, 2025 Guidance for the use of Electronic Recording, Video Monitoring, or Filming Equipment
July 17, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Training Project - Summer Update
July 15, 2025 Wis. Admin. Code ch. DHS 88 Economic Impact Comment Period
July 10, 2025 2025 Legionellosis Testing and Public Health Recommendations
July 9, 2025 Division of Quality Assurance - Northwestern Regional Office Move: July 15, 2025
July 8, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; July 9
July 3, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers; Friday, July 11, at 7 a.m.
July 3, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
June 24, 2025 HAI Education Series: June 26; Considerations for Dialysis Modalities and Infection Prevention and Control
June 12, 2025 Assisted Living Forum: June 17, 2025
June 10, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; June 11
June 3, 2025 Medicaid HCBS Direct Care Workforce Reform and Analysis
June 3, 2025 Caregiver Retention and Regulatory Requirements – Final Spring Workshops
May 30, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, June 6, at 7 a.m.
May 20, 2025 HAI Education Series: May 22; Why Oral Health Matters
May 15, 2025 Caregiver Retention, Dementia Training, and Regulatory Requirements
May 1, 2025 Caregiver Background Checks and Training Regulation Requirements
April 30, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, May 2, at 7 a.m.
April 22, 2025 HAI Education Series: April 24; Waterborne Environment of Care Tours
April 22, 2025 Ensuring Compliance with Regulatory Requirements
April 16, 2025 Investigating & Reporting Requirements
April 14, 2025 REMINDER: Background Check Renewals and Login for MRS
April 8, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; April 9
April 7, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
April 2, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Training Project Opportunities
March 28, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, April 4, at 7 a.m.
March 25, 2025 HAI Education Series: March 27; Antimicrobial Stewardship
March 21, 2025 Background Check Renewals and Login for MRS
March 11, 2025 Supporting a Healthy Wisconsin: DHS 2025-2027 Biennial Budget Webinar Series
March 11, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; March 12
February 9, 2026 Call for Presenters - FOCUS 2026 Conference
January 8, 2026 FOCUS 2026 TO BE HELD AT THE KALAHARI RESORT IN WISCONSIN DELLS
December 9, 2025 Thank you for attending FOCUS 2025!
November 26, 2025 CMS has issued QSO-26-02-ALL: Questions + Answers for State Recovery after the Federal Government Shutdown
November 7, 2025 New Electronic Nurse Aide Training Program- Notice of Substantial Change Webform
October 21, 2025 Wisconsin Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook Update
October 14, 2025 Effective Immediately: Address update for all mailing types for the Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office
September 9, 2025 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2025
August 14, 2025 REVISED: Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 11, 2025 Save the Date - Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum September 25, 2025
August 5, 2025 Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 1, 2025 Is the FOCUS 2025 Conference for you?
July 3, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
April 7, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
April 4, 2025 Save the Date – Annual Wisconsin Nurse Aide Training and Testing Forum - September 25, 2025
February 9, 2026 Call for Presenters - FOCUS 2026 Conference
January 8, 2026 FOCUS 2026 TO BE HELD AT THE KALAHARI RESORT IN WISCONSIN DELLS
December 19, 2025 U.S. Bank Scam Alert
December 15, 2025 Available Now: New Licensure and Certification System for Health Care and Residential Providers
December 9, 2025 Thank you for attending FOCUS 2025!
December 1, 2025 Reminder: DQA Forum on New Licensure and Certification System for Health Care and Residential Providers
November 26, 2025 CMS has issued QSO-26-02-ALL: Questions + Answers for State Recovery after the Federal Government Shutdown
November 17, 2025 DQA Announces New Online Licensure and Certification System
October 14, 2025 Effective Immediately: Address update for all mailing types for the Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office
September 9, 2025 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - FOCUS 2025
August 14, 2025 REVISED: Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 5, 2025 Division of Quality Assurance - Central Office and Southern Regional Office Move: August 25, 2025
August 1, 2025 Is the FOCUS 2025 Conference for you?
July 9, 2025 Division of Quality Assurance - Northwestern Regional Office Move: July 15, 2025
July 3, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
April 7, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference