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
Letisha Secret, MSN, RN
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Branch Manager, Division of San Francisco/Seattle Survey Branch (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, and Outer Pacific Territories)
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
San Francisco Regional Office | 90 Seventh Street | San Francisco, CA 94103
Office: 415-744-3711
Mobile: 301-956-4561
Fax: 443-380-5541
Letisha.Secret@cms.hhs.gov
Region X
Letisha Secret, MSN, RN
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Branch Manager, Division of San Francisco/Seattle Survey Branch (AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, and Outer Pacific Territories)
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
San Francisco Regional Office | 90 Seventh Street | San Francisco, CA 94103
Office: 415-744-3711
Mobile: 301-956-4561
Fax: 443-380-5541
Letisha.Secret@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
Renae Hill
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(303) 844-4723
Renae.Hill@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
Heather Farnsworth
(303)-917-7974
Heather.Farnsworth@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
202-683-7267
corinna.getchell@Delaware.gov
District of Columbia
Ranada Cooper
Associate Director
Office of Health Facilities
DC Department of Health
2201 Shannon Place SE
Washington, DC 20020
202-727-9861
Randa.Cooper@dc.gov
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
Renae Hill
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(303) 844-4723
Renae.Hill@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
james.alviar@doh.hawaii.gov
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
Alexa Hagen
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Community and Health Systems
Federal Survey & Certification Division
611 W. Ottawa
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 517.342.4818
Hagena@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Nicole Dahl
Assistant Program Manager
Health Regulation Division/Licensing and Certification Program
3333 West Division Street, suite 212
St cloud, MN 56301
Nicole.Dahl@state.mn,us
507-476-4230
Mississippi
Lisha Wilcher
Jackson, MS 39211
Phone: (601) 364-1116
Lisha.Wilcher@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
Renae Hill
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(303) 844-4723
Renae.Hill@cms.hhs.gov
Ohio
Joseph Turek
246 N. High St. 1st Floor. Columbus, OH. 43215
(614) 752-9524
joseph.turek@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
dawnl@health.ok.gov
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
Suling Homsy, MPP, PhD
Associate Commissioner
Health Care Regulation
Texas Health and Human Services C
701 W. 51st St | Austin, Texas75751
512.994.7436
Suling.Homsy@hhs.texas.gov
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
Roxanne Rocco
(215) 861-4180
Roxanne.Rocco@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