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Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies

     "Monitoring the health care of a nation"

       

 

AHFSA DIRECTORY

STATE NAME TITLE email
list
PHONE EMAIL
ALABAMA Rick Harris Director, Bureau of Health Provider Standards X (334) 206-5366 Rick.Harris@adph.state.al.us
  Harrison Wallace Deputy Director, Bureau of Health Provider Standards   (334) 206-5366 Harrison.Wallace@adph.state.al.us
  W. T. "Tom" Geary, M.D Medical Director, Bureau of Health Provider Standards   (334) 206-5366 WT.Geary@adph.state.al.us
  Mia Sadler Licensure and Certification Program Director   (334) 206-5366 Mia.Sadler@adph.state.al.us
  Lisa Pezent LTC Director   (334) 206-5123 Lisa.Pezent@adph.state.al.us

ALASKA Kathy Murtiashaw State Agency Manager X (907) 334-2482 kathy.murtiashaw@alaska.gov

ARIZONA Mary Wiley Asst Director, Div of Licensing Services X (602) 364-3064 wileym@azdhs.gov
  Kathy McCanna Program Manager, Non Long Term Care X (602) 364-3064 mccannk@azdhs.gov
  Sylvia Balistreri Program Manager, Long Term Care X (602) 364-2675 balists@azdhs.gov

ARKANSAS Carol Shockley Director of Office of Long Term Care—Department of Human Services X

(501) 682-8485 

 
carol.shockley@arkansas.gov
  Connie Melton Section Chief Health Facility Services—Department of Health X (501) 661-2201 Connie.Melton@arkansas.gov

CALIFORNIA Kathleen Billingsley
Deputy Director, Center for Health Care Quality
X (916) 440-7360
kathleen.billingsley@cdph.ca.gov

COLORADO Howard Roitman Director, Health Facilities Division X (303) 692-2613
 
howard.roitman@state.co.us

CONNECTICUT Joan Leavitt Director, Division of Health Systems Regulation X (860)509‑7400 joan.leavitt@po.state.ct.us
  Barbara Cass

Facilities Licensing & Investigations Section

X (860) 509-7407 barbara.cass@ct.gov

DELAWARE Robert Smith Administrator, Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection X (302) 577‑6661 Robert.Smith@state.de.us
  Mary Peterson Director (Non LTC), Office of Health Facilities Licensing & Certification X (302) 995-8521 Mary.Peterson@state.de.us

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Feseha Woldu Senior Deputy Director, Health Regulation & Licensing Administration   (202) 724-8927 feseha.woldu@dc.gov
  Sharon Lewis Program Manager, HRLA, Health Care Facilities Division X (202) 442-4747 sharon.lewis@dc.gov
  Sharon Mebane Program Manager, HRLA, Intermediate Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation   (202) 442-4751 sharon.mebane@dc.gov

FLORIDA Elizabeth Dudek Deputy Secretary, Division of Health Quality Assurance X (850) 414-0353 dudekl@ahca.myflorida.com
  Polly Weaver Chief, Field Operations X (850) 414-0361 weaverp@ahca.myflorida.com

GEORGIA Sharon Dougherty Director, Office of Regulatory Services   (404) 657‑5700 sedoughe@dhr.state.ga.us
  Sharon King Director, Long Term Care Section   (404) 657‑5850 sking@dch.ga.go
  Carol Zafiratos Director, Health Care Section X (404) 657‑5550 czafiratos@dhr.state.ga.us

HAWAII Keith R Ridley Chief, Office of Health Care Assurance X (808) 586-4080 keith.ridley@doh.hawaii.gov
  Gerald Chung Medicare Certification Officer, Office of Health Care Assurance X (808) 692-7420 gerald.chung@doh.hawaii.gov

IDAHO Debby Ransom Chief, Bureau of Facility Standards X (208) 334‑6626 ransomd@dhw.idaho.gov

ILLINOIS Bill Bell Deputy Director, Office of Health Care Regulation X (217) 782‑2913 bill.bell@illinois.gov
  Rick Dees Assistant Deputy Director, Office of Health Care Regulation   (217) 782‑2913 rick.dees@illinois.gov
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INDIANA Terry Whitson Assistant Commissioner, HealthCare Regulatory Services Commission   (317) 233-7022 twhitson@isdh..in.gov
  Kim Rhoades Director, Division of Long Term Care X (317) 233‑7289 krhoades@isdh.in.gov
  Mary Azbill Acute Care Director, Division of Acute Care X (317) 233‑7481 mazbill@isdh.in.gov

IOWA J Bennett Administrator, Division of Health Facilities X (515) 281‑4114 j.bennett@dia.iowa.gov

KANSAS Greg Reser Acting Commissioner. Licensure, Credentialing and Evaluation X (785) 296‑1260 greg.reser@aging.ks.gov
 
  Charles Moore Director of Medical Facilities and Survey Support
Bureau of Child Care and Health Facilities
X (785) 296-0131 cmoore@kdhe.state.ks.us

KENTUCKY Suzanne Hornstein Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General X (502) 564-2888 Suzanne.Hornstein@ky.gov
  Mary Curlin Director, Division of Health Care X (502) 564‑7963 Mary.Curlin@ky.gov

LOUISIANA Erin Rabalais Manager, Health Standards Section X (225) 342‑0415 erin.rabalai@la.gov
  Cecile Castello, RN Field Operations Manager   225-342-5770 cecile.castello@la.gov
  Carolyn Dell, RN Long Term Care Manager   225-342-2795 carolyn.dell@la.gov
  Dora Kane, RN Non-Long Term Care Manager   225-342-6096  dora.kane@la.gov
  Terry Cooper, RN ICF/DD and Home & Community Based Service Providers   225-342-5780 terry.cooper@la.gov

MAINE Catherine Cobb Director, Division of Licensing & Certification   (207) 287-2979 Catherine.Cobb@maine.gov

MARYLAND Nancy Grimm

Director - Office of Health Care QualityDept. of Health & Mental Hygiene

X (410) 402-8101

ngrimm@dhmh.state.md.us

 

MASSACHUSETTS Alice Bonner

Director, Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality

  (617) 753‑8100

Alice.Bonner@state.ma.us

 
  Jill Mazzola Assistant Director, Survey Operations X (617) 753-8106 Jill.Mazzola@state.ma.us
  Sherman Lohnes Assistant Director, Complaints & Enforcement X (617) 753-8160 Sherman.Lohnes@state.ma.us

MICHIGAN Michael Pemble Director, Bureau of Health systems   (517) 241-2650 mpembl@michigan.gov

MINNESOTA Darcy Miner Director, Compliance Monitoring Division X (651) 282-5611 darcy.miner@state.mn.us
  Susan Winkelmann Assistant Director, Compliance Monitoring Division   (651) 201-5952 susan.winkelmann@state.mn.us

MISSISSIPPI Marilynn Winborne Director, Bureau of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification X (601) 364-1100 Marilynn.Winborne@msdh.state.ms.us

MISSOURI Teresa Generous Director- Division of Regulation and Licensure   X (573) 751-8535 Teresa.Generous@dhss.mo.gov
  Tracy J. Niekamp Program Manager, Section for Long Term Care X (573) 526-8522 Tracy.Niekamp@dhss.mo.gov
  Shelly Williamson Operations Manager, Section for Long Term Care X (573) 526-4872 shelly.williamson@dhss.mo.gov
  Dean Linneman Administrator, Section for Health Standards and Licensure X   Dean.Linneman@dhss.mo.gov
  Matt Younger Section Administrator, Section for Long Term   (573) 526-0706 Matt.Younger@dhss.mo.gov

MONTANA Jill Caldwell Bureau Chief, Certification Bureau X (406) 444-2038 jcaldwell@mt.gov
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NEBRASKA Helen Meeks

Administrator, Licensure Unit,    Division of Public Health

X (402) 471-0179 Helen.meeks@nebraska.gov

NEVADA Marla L. McDade Williams Bureau Chief, Bureau of Licensure and Certification X (775) 687-4475, Ext. 247 mmcdade@health.nv.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE Robert Ehlers Bureau Chief, Office of Program Support X (603) 271‑4967 rehlers@dhhs.state.nh.us
  John Lambrukos, MD Certification Coordinator   (603) 271‑4598 jlambrukos@dhhs.state.nh.us

NEW JERSEY Alison Gibson Director, Health facilities and
Licensing
X (609) 292-9900

 
Alison.Gibson@doh.state.nj.us

NEW MEXICO Roger Gillespie Chief, Bureau of Health Facility Licensing & Certification X (505) 476-9075

Roger.Gillespie@state.nm.us

 
  Amber Espinosa-Trujillo LTC Program Manager   (505) 476-9031 Amber.Espinosa-Truj@state.nm.us

NEW YORK Mark Kissinger Deputy Commissioner, Office of Long Term Care X (518) 474-1988 mlk15@health.state.ny.us
  Carla Williams Deputy Director, Office of Long Term Care   (518) 408-1267  

NORTH CAROLINA Jeff Horton Acting Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
 
X (919) 855-3750

Jeff.Horton@dhhs.nc.gov

  Beverly Speroff Chief - Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section, Division of Health Service Regulation   (919) 855-4520
 
beverl.speroff@dhhs.nc.gov
  Azzie Conley Chief - Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification Section, Division of Health Service Regulation   (919) 855-4620 azzie.conley@dhs.nc.gov

NORTH DAKOTA Darleen Bartz, PhD Chief, Health Resources Section X (701) 328‑2352 dbartz@nd.gov

OHIO Rebecca Maust Division Chief, Division of Health Facilities Regulation X (614) 466‑7857 rebecca.maust@odh.ohio.gov
  Carla Lind Chief, Bureau of Health Care Standards & Quality X (614) 752‑9524 Carla.Lind@odh.ohio.gov

0KLAHOMA Dorya Huser Chief, Long Term Care X (405) 271‑6868 doryah@health.ok.gov
  James Joslin Chief, Health Resource Development X (405) 271‑5288 james@health.ok.gov
  Tom Welin Chief, Medical Facilities X (405) 271-6576 TomW@health.ok.gov
  Nancy Atkinson Chief, Quality Assessment and Evaluation Services X (405) 271-5288 nancyh@health.ok.gov

OREGON Sarah Hout Manager, Client Care Monitoring Unit X (503) 945‑6456 sarah.d.hout@state.or.us
  Ron Prinslow Manager, Health Care Licensure and Certification Section X (971) 673-0546 Ron.J.Prinslow@state.or.us

PENNSYLVANIA Melanie Waters Director, Bureau of Facility Licensure & Certification X (717) 787‑8015 melwaters@state.pa.us

RHODE ISLAND Ray Rusin Chief, Office of Facility Regulation X (401) 641-8854 raymond.rusin@health.ri.gov
  Madeline Vincent RN, Division of Facilities Regulation   (401) 222‑2566 madeline.vincent@health.ri.gov
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SOUTH CAROLINA Sara Granger Bureau Director, Bureau of Certification X (803) 545-4205

SOUTH DAKOTA Vickee Anderson Administrator, Office of Health Care Facilities X (605) 773‑3356 vickee.anderson@state.sd.us
  Robert J. Stahl Administrator, Office of Licensure and Certification   (605) 773‑3356 bob.stahl@state.sd.us

TENNESSEE Vincent Davis Director, Division of Health Care Facilities X (615) 741-7221 vincent.davis@tn.us

TEXAS Veronda Durden Assistant Commissioner, Regulatory Services, Department of Aging and Disability Services X (512) 438-2625 veronda.durden@dads.state.tx.us
  Derek Jakovich Director, Patient Quality Care Unit, Regulatory Services Division,   (512) 834-6700 x 2374 derek.jakovich@dshs.state.tx.us

UTAH Allan D. Elkins Director, Bureau of Medicare/Medicaid Program Certification X (801) 538‑6559 aelkins@doh.state.ut.us

VERMONT Fran Keeler Director, Division of Licensing and Protection X (802) 241‑2345 Frances.Keeler@ahs.state.vt.us
  Sylvia Beck MDS/OASIS Automation Coordinator   (802) 241-2345 sylvia.beck@ahs.state.vt.us

VIRGINIA Chris Durrer Director, Office of Health Facilities Regulation X (804) 367‑2102 Chris.Durrer@vdh.virginia.gov

WASHINGTON Joyce Stockwell Director, Residential Care Services X (360) 725-2401 stockJP@dshs.wa.gov
  Byron Plan Executive Director, Health Systems Quality Assurance X (360) 236-2916 byron.plan@doh.wa.gov
  Larita Paulsen Office Chief Consumer Services X (360) 725-2494 Paulsll@dshs.wa.gov
  Irene Owens Office Chief, Policy & Training   (360) 725-2489 owensie@dshs.wa.gov

WEST VIRGINIA John Wilkinson Director, Office of Health Facility Licensure & Certification X (304) 558‑0050 John.M.Wilkinson@wv.gov

WISCONSIN Otis Woods Administrator, Division of Quality Assurance X (608) 267‑7185 otis.woods@dhs.wisconsin.gov

WYOMING Jean McLean Manager, Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys X (307) 777‑7123 jean.mclean@health.wyo.gov
  Laura Hudspeth, MSc., RD Deputy Manager & Training Coordinator, Office of Healthcare Licensing and Surveys X (307) 777‑7123 laura.hudspeth@health.wyo.gov
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