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HCAI Releases Revised Guidance on AB 1882 Signage and Reporting Requirements
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The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has released revised guidance on the signage and reporting requirements under Assembly Bill 1882 (R. Rivas), which was enacted last year.
CMS Approves 2023 District Hospital Directed Payment Preprint
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On June 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the Department of Health Care Services’ District Hospital Directed Payment (DHDP) program for the Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2023, managed care rate year.
Survey on Discharge Delays Vital to CHA’s Advocacy Efforts
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Last week, CEOs should have received an email asking for help with an important CHA survey on discharge delays. In case you missed it — we need your response please by June 30.
Bill Package Proposes Modernization of Mental Health Services Act, Infrastructure Bond for 2024 Ballot
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Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders have announced a $4.68 billion bond and transformation of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) for the March 2024 ballot.
Congress Urges CMS to Finalize Prior Authorization Proposals
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have sent bipartisan CHA-supported letters to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on prior authorization proposals. The letters urge the agency to include provisions from the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173), which aims to speed up the prior...
CDPH Updates All Facilities Letters on COVID-19 Vaccines, Space Waivers
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released updated All Facilities Letters (AFLs) on COVID-19 vaccines and program flexibility requests on space requirements. The AFLs include: AFL 21-20.2 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Recommendations for Eligible Individuals Prior to Discharge: Recommends general acute hospitals and acute psychiatric hospitals offer COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible individuals...
More Must Be Done for Californians Facing Behavioral Health Conditions
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“Hospital emergency departments house homeless mental health patients for days — and sometimes weeks — while they wait for mental health bed capacity to open due to a severe shortage of inpatient and step-down unit beds.” — Sacramento County Grand Jury Investigative Report, June 2023
HCAI to Host Webinar on Seismic Reports That Are Due This Year
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The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) will hold a webinar on June 20 from 9 a.m. to noon (PT) that will cover two reports on the 2030 seismic requirements that hospitals must submit by the end of this year.
DHCS Releases Private Hospital-Directed Payment Encounter Files
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On June 9, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) uploaded three new hospital-directed payment encounter files, available via the Secure File Transfer Protocol site. It is important for hospitals to download these files as soon as possible as the site is only intended for file transfers, not ongoing storage, and uploaded files will be...
CDPH Issues Updated Guidance on Skilled-Nursing Facility Management Requirements
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued All Facilities Letter (AFL) 23-17, which provides updated information on new requirements regarding licensure, changes of ownership (CHOW), and changes in management companies (CHOM) for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) and intermediate care facilities (ICFs).
