Upcoming HCAI Webinar Covers Nonstructural Performance Category 5 Water Rationing Plan
What’s happening: On March 27, the Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI’s) Seismic Compliance Unit is holding a webinar from 9-10 a.m. (PT) on the requirement for the nonstructural performance category (NPC) 5 water rationing plan, which would support 72 hours of emergency operations.
Upcoming Webinar Discusses New CDPH Hospital Bed Tracking System
What’s happening: Using the system developed by the Hospital Association of Oregon, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has launched implementation of a statewide, real-time bed tracking system: the Hospital Bed and Emergency Medical Services System (HBEDS).
What else to know: On April 3, CHA is hosting a members-only webinar to share CDPH’s goals for HBEDS and how it works. Registration is open for CHA members.
HCAI Notice Details Information on AB 869 Seismic Compliance Delay Provisions
What’s happening: Assembly Bill (AB) 869 (2024) authorizes the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) to grant eligible general acute care hospitals a delay of up to three years beyond the Jan. 1, 2030, deadline for the seismic compliance of hospital buildings, provided that specified criteria are met.
What else to know: Policy Intent Notice (PIN) 80 outlines HCAI’s policy for implementing AB 869’s seismic compliance provisions. Hospitals requesting a delay must submit their seismic compliance plan by Jan. 1, 2026.
HCAI Hosts Upcoming Webinar on Seismic Nonstructural Performance Category Requirements
What’s happening: On March 18, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) is conducting a free webinar on seismic nonstructural performance category (NPC) requirements.
What else to know: Registration is open.
2025 HR Conference Wraps, Planning for 2026 Begins
What’s happening: On Feb. 19-20, more than 100 human resources (HR) professionals gathered in Long Beach for the 2025 HR Conference — where experts offered sage advice, answered questions, and provided best practices on recruitment and retention, artificial intelligence (AI), and more.
What else to know: Co-hosted by CHA and the Hospital Association of Southern California, this was the first in-person HR Conference since 2019 — and planning for the 2026 HR Conference has already begun.
New CDPH All Facilities Letters Provide Additional Guidance for General Acute Care, Psychiatric Hospitals
What’s happening: On Feb. 24, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released four new All Facilities Letters (AFLs) on laws that became effective Jan. 1. These AFLs affect general acute care and acute psychiatric hospitals, and other health care facilities.
What else to know: For more information, visit the CDPH’s web page.
DHCS Shares Flexibilities for Hospitals in Light of Los Angeles Fires
What’s happening: On Feb. 4, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that removed certain barriers to expedite relief for survivors of the Los Angeles fires. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has also extended audit-related administrative flexibilities due to the fire and has shared with CHA highlights of these flexibilities that may affect hospitals.
What else to know: The executive order extends deadlines for health care providers to submit requests to DHCS for scope of service changes. Additional details about these and the DHCS audit-related administrative flexibilities are outlined in this document.
Hospitals Must Report Community Benefit Activities to HCAI
What’s happening: On Jan. 31, the Office of Administrative Law approved the final adopted program regulations that standardize how hospitals must report their community benefit activities to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). They went into effect immediately.
What else to know: The approved regulations specify the information hospitals are required to include in their community benefits plans and reports, the deadlines for submitting the required reports, and the method of submission. These regulations were also filed with the Secretary of State.
HCAI to Host Webinar on Seismic Grant Program
What’s happening: On March 4, the Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) Seismic Compliance Unit is hosting a webinar from 10 a.m. to noon (PT) on Assembly Bill (AB) 869 (2024). The webinar will cover seismic compliance, eligibility criteria for extensions beyond the 2030 deadline, and HCAI’s activities related to AB 869 implementation.
What else to know: AB 869 allows for the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, as well as small, rural, critical access, or health care district hospitals, to apply for a delay to the Jan. 1, 2030, seismic compliance deadline by up to three years. Webinar registration is open.
HCAI Releases Hospital Equity Toolkit to Support AB 1204 Compliance
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) new Hospital Equity Toolkit supports hospitals’ reporting of health equity-related data, as required under Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021). What else to know: AB 1204 (2021) requires hospitals to submit annual reports for measures on patient access, quality, and outcomes by race, ethnicity, language, […]