About Licensing & Accreditation
Hospital licensing and certification is complex. CHA offers resources to help hospitals meet robust licensing requirements, including the California Hospital Survey Manual, which explains both California and federal requirements and helps hospitals prepare for the survey process, explains how surveys are conducted, and offers tips for a successful survey.
CHA 2025 Legal Update Webinar Tackles Workplace Compliance in Health Care
What’s happening: CHA is hosting a members-only webinar on Nov. 13 from 10-11 a.m. (PT) to discuss recently enacted labor and employment laws that will impact hospital workplace operations in 2025.
What else to know: Erika Frank, vice president, legal counsel, is co-hosting this webinar with Gail Blanchard-Saiger, principal with Blanchard Saiger Law. Registration is open.
Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Reporting Delayed Until 2026
What’s happening: The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, passed at the end of September, has delayed the clinical laboratory fee schedule private payer reporting requirements for hospital outreach laboratories.
What else to know: The next data reporting period is from Jan. 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
CMS Issues Report on Acute Hospital Care at Home
What’s happening: As required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a report on several aspects of the Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCaH) initiative, which provided waivers that allowed individual hospitals to give inpatient-level care in the home environment.
What else to know: The waiver program launched during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), and the CAA extended it beyond the PHE’s end, allowing it to continue through Dec. 31 of this year.
Registration Is Open for 2024 CDPH Leadership Updates and District Sessions
CMS Webinar Covers Requirements for Hospital Price Transparency Machine-Readable File
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a webinar to bring hospitals up to speed on the price transparency machine-readable file (MRF) requirements.
What else to know: The webinar takes place on Oct. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m. (PT).
California Board of Pharmacy Licenses Will Only Be Processed Online, Effective Jan. 1
What’s happening: Starting Jan. 1, 2025, California State Board of Pharmacy licenses eligible for renewal will be processed solely online.
What else to know: The Board of Pharmacy will no longer mail a paper renewal application for the following licensees: pharmacist, advance practice pharmacist, pharmacy technician, and other designated representatives.
CHA Disaster Planning Conference Focuses on Lessons Learned
What’s happening: CHA held its annual Disaster Planning Conference in Pasadena on Sept. 10 and 11. Topics included best practices for communication and collaboration in an emergency, treatment of special pathogens, enhancing health care cybersecurity, and fundamentals of radiation protection.
What else to know: More than 500 people attended the conference, including emergency preparedness directors and coordinators; members of hospital disaster planning teams; compliance, nurse, and case managers; and quality and safety executives.
OSHPD to Host Webinar on Hospital Construction Review Process
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) is hosting a webinar to share updates about its review process for hospital construction projects.
What else to know: The webinar is scheduled for Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. (PT) and is free. Registration is open.
CMS Issues Updated Model EMTALA Signage
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the release of updated model signage that Medicare-participating hospitals may use to inform patients of their rights under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
What else to know: The CMS signage is updated to include a reference to a new EMTALA-compliant portal launched by the agency in May 2024. CMS encourages — but does not require — hospitals to adopt the updated signage by Sept. 13.
CMS Develops Resources to Help Hospitals Comply with Machine-Readable File Requirements
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published resources to help hospitals implement hospital price transparency machine-readable file (MRF) requirements.
What else to know: As of July 1 of this year, hospitals are required to publish a comprehensive MRF containing the standard charges for all items and services provided by the hospital.