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Staff Training & Development Manager<\/h3>\n

The primary function for the Staff Training and Development Division for the Office of Licensure and Certification (OLC) is to\u00a0provide training opportunities to both OLC staff and the provider community.\u00a0 Educational opportunities might include such areas as instruction in interpreting and applying Federal and\/or State regulation, revisions to various regulations, and\/or changes in the survey process. The training is provided through written newsletters, face to face activities and webinars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Announcement - April 3, 2023<\/h4>\n
As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\u2019 (CMS) migration of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission and reporting functionality to their Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES), CMS will turn off the current Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system\u2019s ability to accept any MDS transmissions on April 13, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/span>.<\/div>\n
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Providers may start transmitting MDS records to the iQIES and access iQIES MDS reports the following Monday, April 17, at 8 a.m. ET. Providers are expected to account for this transition period in their requirements for timely submission of MDS records.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, nursing home and swing bed providers required to submit data to CMS must have at least one staff person assigned and approved as the facility iQIES Provider Security Official, who works for the provider and is responsible for approving all other users for their facility. For more information, visit\u00a0qtso.cms.gov\/news-and-updates\/action-required-register-iqies-account<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you have questions or need assistance with iQIES, email the iQIES Service Center at\u00a0iqies@cms.hhs.gov<\/a>\u00a0or call 800-339-9313.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Tia Hall-Smith<\/strong>
\nStaff Training & Development Manager<\/em>
\nOLCTraining@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Rose Sprenger, RN<\/strong>
\nMDS\/RAI Coordinator
\n<\/em>Phone: (804) 367-2121
\nrose.sprenger@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sandy Lee<\/strong>
\nSecurity Officer-CMS Data Systems\/iQIES\/MDS\/OASIS<\/em>
\nPhone: (804) 367-6636
\nsandy.lee@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Joyce Walker<\/strong>
\nASPEN Coordinator<\/em>
\nPhone: (804) 367-2129
\njoycea.walker@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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