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.
New HCAI Advisory Guide Available on Design Document Preparation
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) recently released a new advisory guide for sitework under its jurisdiction.
What else to know: The advisory guide includes tips on preparing design documents and provides examples, methods, and approaches that have been successfully used on various projects.
HCAI Issues Updated Building Code Application Notice
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development (OSHPD) recently revised the Code Application Notice (CAN 2-0) OSHPD Jurisdiction.
What else to know: CAN 2-0 explains how OSHPD is designated as the enforcing agency for hospital buildings and skilled-nursing facilities, and identifies the local building department as the enforcing agency for clinics and certain chemical dependency recovery hospitals.
CMS Final Rule Requires Hospitals to Install Automatic Sprinkler Systems by July 2028
What’s happening: In 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted a final rule to update fire safety standards for hospitals, critical access hospitals, long-term care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, and other health care facilities.
What else to know: The final rule is available in the Federal Register.
HCAI Releases Draft Regulations on AB 1204
What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) released draft regulations to implement Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021), which requires hospitals to submit annual reports for measures on patient access, quality, and outcomes by race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and payer.
What else to know: The reports are also required to include a plan to prioritize and address disparities for vulnerable populations identified in the data submitted by hospitals.