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AB 40 Requires Hospitals to Submit APOT Reduction Protocol in 2024

What’s happening: All hospitals with emergency departments must submit an ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocol to the Emergency Medical Services Authority to be compliant under Assembly Bill (AB) 40 (2023).  

What else to know: CHA recommends submitting the protocol by Sept. 1 directly through email to APOT@emsa.ca.gov. 

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