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.
This new requirement was established by AB 40. To support members, CHA created a checklist with reminders and considerations for hospitals to review before submitting.
Contact Sheree Lowe, vice president, policy, or Savannah Tapia, policy associate, with any questions.
