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Updates for the Week of September 13
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the following updates this week:
Read moreBehavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program To Host Listening Session
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will host a listening session on Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon (PT) to provide more details on the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP).
Read moreWebinar Will Detail Updates to the Provider Relief Fund
CMS Provides Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Testing for SNFs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued updated guidance associated with the Aug. 25, 2020, interim final rule with comment period, which established long-term care facility testing requirements for staff and residents.
Read moreHHS Announces Changes to Monoclonal Antibody Distribution
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that the ordering process for monoclonal antibody drugs has transitioned from the direct ordering process to a state-coordinated distribution system, similar to the process previously used from November 2020 to February 2021.
Read moreCHA Issues Summary of FFY 2022 Long-Term Care Hospital PPS Final Rule
CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The policy and payment provisions in the final rule are effective for FFY 2022 discharges, beginning Oct. 1.
Read moreCHA Letters to State, Attorney General Request Workforce Relief
On Sept. 15, CHA sent letters to California’s Health and Human Services Secretary and Attorney General.
Read moreLegislative Close Brings Reprieve for Hospitals Despite a Delay on Two Big Issues
As California’s hospitals endure wave after wave of COVID-19 surges — a challenge compounded by severe and persistent workforce shortages — this year’s legislative session was filled with bills that could have made your jobs even harder at a time when every single resource ought to be focused on saving lives.
Read moreCHA Education Events
- Sept. 27: Provider Relief Funds Updates
- Oct. 21: Improving the Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act: What Does the Future Hold Post-Pandemic?
- Oct. 26: CDPH Leadership Updates and District Sessions
- The Hospital Quality Institute’s “Care for the Caregiver” webinar is available as an on-demand recording.
For more information about CHA education programs, visit calhospital.org/education-publications.
Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission Releases New Dashboard
The Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission has released a new Suicide Incidence and Rate Dashboard, an addition to the Transparency Suite.
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