List of Region Master Accout Holders
List of State Master Account Holders
Region I
Mona Liblanc
CMS Region I
Division of Survey & Certification
JFK Federal Building, Suite 2325
15 Sudbury Street
Boston, MA 02203-0003
(617) 565-1243
Mona.Liblanc@cms.hhs.gov
Region II
Lauren Reinertsen
CMS Region II
Division of Survey & Certification
6 Federal Plaza Room 37-130 New York, NY 10278-0063
(212) 616-2484
Lauren.Reinertsen@cms.hhs.gov
Region III
Gerald B. Hahn R.N.
CMS Region III
Survey Branch
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
150 South Independence Mall West, Suite 211
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 861-4314
Gerald.Hahn@cms.hhs.gov
Region IV
Beverly Cooper
CMS Region IV
Division of Survey & Certification
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsythe Street SW, Suite 4T20
Atlanta, GA 30303-8909
(404) 562 7442
Beverly.Cooper@cms.hhs.gov
Region V
Pamela Para CMS
Region V
Division of Survey & Certification
233 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 600
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 353-1089
Pamela.Para@cms.hhs.gov
Region VI
Rachel McCarty
CMS Region VI
Division of Survey & Certification
1301 Young Street, Room 827
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 767-2082
Rachel.McCarty@cms.hhs.gov
Region VII
Marilyn Mihalovich
CMS Region VII
Marilyn.mihalovich@cms.hhs.gov
Region VIII
Brenton Williams
Denver, CO 80294
Brenton.Williams@cms.hhs.gov
Region IX
Edgardo Japitana
Nurse Consultant
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
90 Seventh Street, Suite 5-300 (5W)
San Francisco, CA 94103-6706
(443) 380-6289
edgardo.japitana@cms.hhs.gov
Region X
Barbara Daggy
CMS Region X
Division of Survey & Certification
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600 (M/S RX-400)
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 615-2516
Barbara.Daggy@cms.hhs.gov
Alabama
Leana Jo Rodgers RN
Bureau of Health Provider Standards
201 Monroe Street, Suite 1230
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 206-7916
Leana.Rodgers@adph.state.al.us
Alaska
Jen Novobilski
RN, Nurse Consultant I
Department of Health & Social Service; Health Facilities Licensing & Certification
4601 Business Park Blvd
Building K
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 744-9302
jen.novobilski@alaska.gov
American Samoa
Edgardo Japitana
Nurse Consultant
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
90 Seventh Street, Suite 5-300 (5W)
San Francisco, CA 94103-6706
(443) 380-6289
edgardo.japitana@cms.hhs.gov
Arizona
Katrina Trinchera
Deputy Bureau Cheif
(480) 340-8939
Katrina.Trinchera@azdhs.gov
Arkansas
David Mitchum
Program Manager | Health and Related Institutions
Arkansas Department of Health
5800 W. 10th Street, Suite 400
Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
PH: 501-661-2201 FAX: 501-661-2165
David.Mitchum@arkansas.gov
California
Andrew Barbusca
Branch Chief
Licensing and Certification Program
California Department of Public Health
1615 Capitol Avenue, MS 3001
P.O. Box 997377
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
(916) 445-7633
Andrew.Barbusca@cdph.ca.gov
Colorado
Jaime Yoder
jaime.yoder@state.co.us
Connecticut
Cheryl A. Davis
State Of Connecticut
Department of Public Health
Facility Licensing & Investigations Section
410 Capitol Avenue, MS 12FLIS
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
(860) 509-7436
cheryl.davis@ct.gov
Delaware
Corinna Getchell
Office of Health Facilities License & Cert.
Chopin Building
258 Chapman Road, Suite 101
Newark, DE 19702
Phone (302) 283-7220
corinna.getchell@Delaware.gov
District of Columbia
Veronica Longstreth MSN, RN
Program Manager
Health Care Facilities Division
Health Regulation and Licensing Administration
899 North Capitol Street NE, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-727-9861
Florida
Chelsi Johnson
Agency for Health Care Administration
Division of Health Quality Assurance
Bureau of Field Operations
Survey & Certification Support Branch
2727 Mahan Drive, Mailstop 9A
Tallahassee, FL 32303
(850) 412-4522
Chelsi.Johnson@ahca.myflorida.com
Georgia
Fe Smith
Healthcare Facility Regulation
Suite 31.473
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3142
(404) 657-5421
fsreich@dch.ga.gov
Guam
Edgardo Japitana
Nurse Consultant
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
90 Seventh Street, Suite 5-300 (5W)
San Francisco, CA 94103-6706
(443) 380-6289
edgardo.japitana@cms.hhs.gov
Hawaii
James Alviar, RN
Department of Health, State of Hawaii
Office of Health Care Assurance-Medicare Section
601 Kamokila Boulevard #395
Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 692-7420
Idaho
James Brown
Idaho Bureau of Facility Standards
3232 Elder Street
Boise, ID 83705
James.brown@dhw.idaho.gov
Illinois
Annette Hodge
Illinois Dept. of Public Health, Division of Health
122 S Michigan Ave 20th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
(312)793-7327
Annette.Hodge@illinois.gov
Indiana
Shannon Ford-Fiest, RN, BSN
Deputy Director/Oasis Coordinator
Home and Community Based Care Division
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-223-7451
shford@isdh.in.gov
Iowa
Hema Lindstrom
Dept. of Inspections and Appeals Health Facilities Division
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0083
(515) 281-3079
Hema.Lindstrom@dia.iowa.gov
Kansas
Angela Jirik
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson St. Ste 330
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
785-291-3552
angela.jirik@ks.gov
Kentucky
Rhonda Littleton-Roe
Cabinet for Health & Family Services
Office of the Inspector General
Division of Healthcare
Quality Assurance & Training Branch
275 E. Main Street, 5E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-7963 x 3300
Rhonda.Littleton@ky.gov
Louisiana
Debby Franklin
NLTC Supervisor
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Debby.Franklin@la.gov
Maine
Marcia Smith
Division of Licensing & Certification
Maine Dept. of Health and Human Services
41 Anthony Avenue
11 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-9301
Marcia.Smith@maine.gov
Maryland
Dan Pettingill
DHMH, Office of Health Care Quality
55 Wade Avenue
Catonsville, MD 21228
Daniel.Pettingill@Maryland.gov
Massachusetts
Michelle Bramante, RD LDN
Certification Unit Manager
Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
67 Forest Street,
Marlborough, MA 01752
617.753.8222
Michelle.Bramante@massmail.state.ma.us
Michigan
Jessica Harback, RN, BSN
Section Manager CLIA and Dialysis, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, & Hospitals
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Community and Health Systems
Federal Survey & Certification Division
611 W. Ottawa
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone 517.284.8960
harbackj@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Nicole Osterloh
Assistant Program Manager
Health Regulation Division/Licensing and Certification Program
3333 West Division Street, suite 212
St cloud, MN 56301
Nicole.Osterloh@state.mn.us
507-476-4230
Mississippi
Glenn D. Wood, RN, Deputy Director
Bureau of Health Facilities Non-LTC
Licensure & Certification
143-B Le Fleur’s Square
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: (601) 364-1100
Fax: (601) 364-5050
Glenn.Wood@msdh.ms.gov
Missouri
Waunita Schwandtner
Chief, Bureau of Ambulatory Care
Division of Regulation and Licensure
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone 573-751-6320
Fax 573-751-6648
Waunita.schwandtner@health.mo.gov
Montana
Tyler Smith
Dept. of Public Health &Human Services
Certification Bureau
Quality Assurance Division
2401 Colonial Drive, Second Floor
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-3459
tsmith8@mt.gov
Nebraska
Pamela Kerns
NE Health & Human Services
Dept. of Regulation & Licensure/Credentialing Division
301 Centennial Mall Street
PO Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
(402) 471-3651
pamela.kerns@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Steve Gerleman
Nevada State Health Division
Bureau of Licensure & Certification
4220 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite D810
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 486-6515
sgerleman@health.nv.gov
New Hampshire
Kristie Holtz, MT (ASCP)
Bureau Chief (Supervisor VII)
Bureau of Licensing & Certification
Health Facilities Administration
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-9011
Fax: (603) 271-8716
kristie.holtz@dhhs.nh.gov
New Jersey
Erin Sembler R.N.
Supervising Health Care Evaluator, ESRD Survey Team
NJ Department of Health
120 South Stockton Street
120 S. Stockton St
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 292-9900
Erin.Sembler@doh.nj.gov
New Mexico
Rhonda Rodriguez
Bureau Chief
Department of Health Improvement-Program Operations
2040 South Pacheco Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Ph: (505) 476-9070
Fax: (505) 476-9048
RhondaT.Rodriguez@state.nm.us
New York
Margaret Kehn
New York State Department of Health
875 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206
518-402-1004
margaret.kehn@health.ny.gov
North Carolina
Azzie Conley
DFS Acute and Home Care
Licensure and Certification Section
2712 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2712
(919) 715-8059
azzie.conley@dhhs.nc.gov
North Dakota
Bridget Weidner
ND Dept. of Health
600 East Boulevard
Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-2352
bweidner@nd.gov
Northern Marianna Islands
Edgardo Japitana
Nurse Consultant
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
90 Seventh Street, Suite 5-300 (5W)
San Francisco, CA 94103-6706
(443) 380-6289
edgardo.japitana@cms.hhs.gov
Ohio
Rick Hoover
Survey Operations Administrator
Bureau of Survey and Certification
Ohio Department of Health
(614) 752-9524
Ricky.hoover@odh.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Dawn Lovett-Whitney, RN, Administrative Programs Manager
Medical Facilites Service Home Services Division
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
(405) 426-8470
Oregon
Janis McDowell
Oregon Health Authority – HCRQI
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 465
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-3269
janis.s.mcdowell@state.or.us
Pennsylvania
Linda Chamberlain, Director
Department of Health
Division of Home Health
132 Kline Plaza, Suite A
Harrisburg, PA 17104
(717) 783-1379
lchamberla@pa.gov
Puerto Rico
Carmen Rivera Rosado
SARAFS
Medicare Division
Former Ruiz Soler Hospital Road #2
Bayamon, PR 00959
(787) 782-0120 x2288
carivera@salud.gov.pr
Rhode Island
Erin Tsangarouli, RN, BA
Principal Nursing Care Evaluator
Rhode Island Department of Health
Department of Facility Regulations
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI
(401) 222-6668
Erin.tsangarouli@health.ri.gov
South Carolina
Barbara Brague
2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
803-545-4868
braguebg@dhec.sc.gov
South Dakota
Jean Koch
(605) 995-8985
Jean/Koch@State.sd.us
Tennessee
Ann Reed
Office of Mealth Care Facilities
665 Mainstream Drive, Suite 2.850
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-6595
Ann.r.reed@tn.gov
Texas
Rachel Turner, MPH, MLS (ASCP)CM
Manager- Patient Quality Care Unit
Health Care Quality
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
P.O. Box 149347 (MC 1979)
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
512-834-4592
Rachel.Turner@hhsc.state.tx.us
Utah
Kelly Criddle
Utah Dept. of Health
Bureau of Licensing, Certification, and Resident Assessment
Cannon Health Building
288 North 1460 West, Box 144103
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
(801) 538-6545
kcriddle@utah.gov
Vermont
Darlene Wideawake BSN, RN
Division of Licensing and Protection
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-2306
(802) 793-0177
Darline.wideawake@vermont.gov
Virgin Islands
Michael Daniel
CMS Region II
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
(212) 616-2464
Michael.Daniel@cms.hhs.gov
Virginia
Doug Middlebrooks
Medical Facilities Inspector Supervisor
Division of Acute Care Services
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 401
Henrico, VA 23233-1485
804-367-2164
douglas.middlebrooks@vdh.virginia.gov
Washington
Rodel L.Carlos
Performance and Case Management Administrator
Department of Health, Office of Health Systems Oversight
Turnwater, Washington 98501
(360) 236-4667
Rodel.carlos@doh.wa.gov
West Virginia
Tina Hicks
304.352.0826
Tina.L.Hicks@wv.gov
Wisconsin
Sara Schmidt
Madison, WI 53701-2969
(414)-380-7142sarajane.schmidt@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Wyoming
Tony Madden
Office of Licensing and Surveys
6106 Yellowstone Rd.
Suite 400
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6880
anthony.madden@wyo.gov