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.
- 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.
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 10, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn: March 11
March 4, 2025 Final Days for Lowest Registration Fee for the 2025 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
March 3, 2025 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training
March 3, 2025 Spring Workshops are here to meet your training needs!
March 3, 2025 Updated Wisconsin HAI Prevention Program Infection Preventionist Coverage
February 28, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
February 28, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 7, at 7 a.m.
February 28, 2025 Recall of Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes
February 28, 2025 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by March 7
February 25, 2025 HAI Education Series: February 27; National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Updates
February 24, 2025 REMINDER: MyWisconsin ID and Pre-Registration for Access to the DQA Misconduct Reporting System
February 14, 2025 Registration Open for the 2025 Opioids, Stimulants, and Trauma Summit
February 11, 2025 Correction: Are you on the map to connect with health care workers?
February 11, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; February 12
February 11, 2025 Correction: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by March 7
February 11, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: February 11
February 10, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by March 7
February 5, 2025 MyWisconsin ID and Pre-Registration for Access to the DQA Misconduct Reporting Systems
February 5, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
February 3, 2025 Register Now for March Workshops!
January 31, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 7, at 7 a.m.
January 23, 2025 Explore videos and information from the 2024 HCBS Innovation Grants Summit
January 21, 2025 HAI Education Series: January 23; Infection Control Risk Assessments and Surveillance
January 17, 2025 WI DHS: Potential Phishing Attempt: Spoofing Emails Being Sent to Providers DHS encourages you to be cautious
January 17, 2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issues CDCHAN-00520: Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients
January 17, 2025 DHS 75 Residential Treatment Facility Plan Review and Inspection
January 13, 2025 Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Acute Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements
January 13, 2025 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: January 14
January 10, 2025 Director of Food and Nutrition Services Certifications
January 9, 2025 OASIS Data Collection and Submission
January 6, 2025 Spring 2025 Caregiver Training Project Workshops Now Available
January 6, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; January 8
January 3, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 10, at 7 a.m.
December 26, 2024 Nursing Home Quarterly Regional Office/Provider Forums: January
December 19, 2024 HAI Happenings: Quarter Four 2024 Newsletter
December 18, 2024 DHS Encourages Health Care Facilities to Plan for Potential Outbreaks
December 17, 2024 Acute Gastrointestinal Outbreaks and Norovirus Guidance and Resources
December 17, 2024 CMS Nursing Home and Survey Agency Staffing Campaign
December 9, 2024 Infection Preventionist Lunch and Learn Series: December 10
December 6, 2024 RAI/MDS Educational Forum - Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 1 p.m.
December 4, 2024 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; December 11
December 3, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: December 5; Gastrointestinal Outbreaks in Long-Term Care
December 3, 2024 News Release: Wisconsin Wayfinder Celebrates One Year of Supporting Families with Special Health Care Needs
December 2, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 6, at 7 a.m.
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 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
March 3, 2025 DCTS: Call for Applications - Wisconsin Zero Suicide Training
March 3, 2025 Spring Workshops are here to meet your training needs!
March 3, 2025 Updated Wisconsin HAI Prevention Program Infection Preventionist Coverage
February 28, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
February 28, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, March 7, at 7 a.m.
February 28, 2025 Recall of Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes
February 28, 2025 REMINDER: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by March 7
February 25, 2025 HAI Education Series: February 27; National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Updates
February 24, 2025 REMINDER: MyWisconsin ID and Pre-Registration for Access to the DQA Misconduct Reporting System
February 11, 2025 Correction: Are you on the map to connect with health care workers?
February 11, 2025 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; February 12
February 11, 2025 Correction: Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by March 7
February 10, 2025 Wisconsin Caregiver Project Training Needs Survey – please complete by March 7
February 5, 2025 MyWisconsin ID and Pre-Registration for Access to the DQA Misconduct Reporting Systems
February 5, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
February 5, 2025 Assisted Living Forum: February 11, 2025
February 3, 2025 Register Now for March Workshops!
January 31, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, February 7, at 7 a.m.
January 23, 2025 Explore videos and information from the 2024 HCBS Innovation Grants Summit
January 21, 2025 HAI Education Series: January 23; Infection Control Risk Assessments and Surveillance
January 17, 2025 DHS 75 Residential Treatment Facility Plan Review and Inspection
January 6, 2025 Spring 2025 Caregiver Training Project Workshops Now Available
January 3, 2025 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, January 10, at 7 a.m.
December 17, 2024 Acute Gastrointestinal Outbreaks and Norovirus Guidance and Resources
December 4, 2024 Multidrug-Resistant Organism Office Hours; December 11
December 3, 2024 Wisconsin Long-Term Care Education Series: December 5; Gastrointestinal Outbreaks in Long-Term Care
December 2, 2024 Communicable Diseases Webinar for Health Care Providers: Friday, December 6, at 7 a.m.
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
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 28, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
February 5, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
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
April 7, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
February 28, 2025 Call for Presenters! 2025 FOCUS Conference
February 5, 2025 Save the Date - FOCUS 2025 Conference: November 19-20, 2025
January 17, 2025 DHS 75 Residential Treatment Facility Plan Review and Inspection
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