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Healthcare Licensing and Surveys

Healthcare Licensing and Surveys (HLS) assures that residents and patients receive quality care from healthcare facilities required to be licensed by the State of Wyoming. HLS also promotes health and safety through on-site inspections and complaint investigations.

Contact Info:

2300 Capitol Avenue, Suite 510
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7123
Fax: (307) 777-7127
wdh-ohls@wyo.gov

S & C/QSO Memos 2020

  • QSO: 20-01-NH-Consumer Alerts added to the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five Star Quality Rating System
  • QSO: 20-02-NH-Updates to the Nursing Home Compare website and the Five Star Quality Rating System
  • QSO: 20-03-NH-Updates and Initiatives to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
  • QSO: 20-04-Hospitals-CAH DPU-Electronic Form CMS-10455, Report of a Hospital Death Associated with Restraint or Seclusion
  • QSO: 20-05-CMHC-Revisions to Chapter 2 and Addition of Appendix F in the State Operations Manual (SOM) – Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC)
  • QSO: 20-06-Hospitals-CAHS-Updates to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapters 2 and 3 Related to Excluded Hospitals with Excluded Units
  • QSO: 20-07-All-Burden Reduction and Discharge Planning Final Rules Guidance and Process
  • QSO: 20-08-CLIA-Applicability of Proficiency Testing (PT) Referral to Cytology/Histopathology Slide Staining by a Separate Entity
  • QSO: 20-09-All-Information for Healthcare Facilities Concerning 2019 Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCov)
  • QSO: 20-10-CLIA-Notification to Surveyors of the Authorization for Emergency Use of the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel Assay and Guidance for use in CDC Qualified Laboratories
  • QSO: 20-11-NH-Release of Additional Toolkits to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
  • QSO: 20-12-ALL-Suspension of Survey Activities
  • QSO-20-13-Hospitals-Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease (COVID-2019): FAQs and Considerations for Patient Triage, Placement and Hospital Discharge REVISED
  • QSO: 20-14-NH-Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes EXPIRED
  • QSO: 20-15-Hospitals/CAH/EMTALA-Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Requirements and Implications Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) REVISED
  • QSO: 20-16-Hospice-Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Hospice Agencies
  • QSO: 20-17-ALL-Guidance for use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel
  • QSO: 20-18-HHA-Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention Concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and Religious Nonmedical Healthcare Institutions (RNHCIs) REVISED
  • QSO: 20-19-ESRD-Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in dialysis facilities REVISED
  • QSO: 20-20-ALL-Prioritization of Survey Activities
  • QSO: 20-21-CLIA-Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Laboratory Guidance During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • QSO: 20-22-ASC, CORF, CMHC, OPT, RHC/FQHCs-Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Outpatient Settings: FAQs and Considerations
  • QSO: 20-23-ICF/IID & PRTF-Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IIDs) and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
  • QSO: 20-24-ASC-Guidance for Processing Attestation Statements from Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) Temporarily Enrolling as Hospitals during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • QSO: 20-25-NH-2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Long-Term Care Facility Transfer Scenarios
  • QSO: 20-26-NH-Upcoming Requirements for Notification of Confirmed COVID-19 (or COVID-19 Persons under Investigation) Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes EXPIRED
  • QSO: 20-27-Hospitals-Guidance for Licensed Independent Freestanding Emergency Departments (EDs) to Participate in Medicare and Medicaid during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • QSO: 20-28-NH-Nursing Home Five Star Quality Rating System updates, Nursing Home Staff Counts, and Frequently Asked Questions, and Access to Ombudsman REVISED
  • QSO: 20-29-NH-Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed and Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes
  • QSO: 20-30-NH-Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials EXPIRED
  • QSO: 20-31-ALL-COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control deficiencies, and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes REVISED
  • QSO: 20-32-NH-Release of COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
  • QSO: 20-33-NH-Posting of Nursing Home Inspections
  • QSO: 20-34-NH-Changes to Staffing Information and Quality Measures Posted on the Nursing Home Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • QSO: 20-35-ALL-Enforcement Cases Held during the Prioritization Period and Revised Survey Prioritization
  • QSO: 20-36-ESRD-Key Components for Continued COVID-19 Management for Dialysis Facilities (Checklist)
  • QSO: 20-37-CLIA-NH-Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Updating Requirements for Reporting of SARS-CoV-2 Test Results by Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Laboratories, and Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
  • QSO: 20-38-NH-Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements EXPIRED
  • QSO: 20-39-NH-Nursing Home Visitation – COVID-19 REVISED
  • QSO: 20-40-LSC-Categorical Waiver – Corrugated Medical Tubing
  • QSO: 20-41-ALL-Guidance related to Emergency Preparedness – Exercise Exemption based on A Facility’s Activation of their Emergency Plan REVISED