The newsroom includes access to CHA News, which provides timely information to members every Thursday and is at the core of CHA benefits. In addition, it is also home to resources such as toolkits and talking points designed to help member hospitals and health systems communicate with internal and external audiences on a range of current health care-related issues. Links to CHA media statements and press releases can also be found here.
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Hospitals Must Submit 2025 APOT Reduction Protocols to EMSA, Audit Tool Tutorial Now Available
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What’s happening: Under Assembly Bill (AB) 40 (2023), hospitals must submit an ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocol to the Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) annually on or before June 30. CHA recommends that hospitals submit their protocols as soon as possible. EMSA’s APOT Audit Tool aims to reduce APOTs — as required under...
Governor Signs Bill Strengthening Patient Protections Against Unlawful Immigration Enforcement
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What’s happening: On Sept. 20, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 81, which reaffirms existing protections against unlawful immigration enforcement actions at health care facilities.
HCAI Releases New Advisory Guide on Sterile Compounding Pharmacies
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI’s) new Advisory Guide on Sterile Compounding Pharmacies provides hospitals and health facilities with the California Code of Regulations Title 24 codes and standards most relevant to pharmacies’ sterile compounding areas.
CDPH Seeks Input on Psychotherapeutic Drug Use Informed Consent Form
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What’s happening: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued All Facilities Letter 25-25 to notify skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) and other interested stakeholders of an upcoming meeting on its draft Consent Form for Psychotherapeutic Drug Use.
DHCS to Solicit Feedback on CalAIM Managed Long-Term Services and Supports, Duals Integration at Sept. 24 Workgroup
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What’s happening: The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will convene the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) and Duals Integration Workgroup on Sept. 24 from noon to 2 p.m. (PT).
Hospitals Implementing Federal Outpatient Therapy Changes Should Request Program Flex
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What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) calendar year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule provides increased flexibility for hospital outpatient therapy services, but this flexibility does not align with certain requirements in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
AB 1204 Equity Reports Due Sept. 30, HCAI Resources Available
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What’s happening: The first Hospital Equity Measures Report submission is due Sept. 30, but hospitals may request an extension to Nov. 29.
CHA Urges CMS to Increase OPPS Payment Update, Rescind Harmful Proposals
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What’s happening: On Sept. 15, CHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the calendar year 2026 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
New Memo Examines Impact of Federal Activity on Hospitals’ Equity Reporting and Supplier Diversity Requirements
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What’s happening: CHA issued a memo that outlines federal executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and explains how they intersect with California laws on hospital equity and disparity reporting, as well as supplier diversity requirements.
As Federal Shutdown Looms, CHA Elevates Hospital Priorities
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As federal lawmakers scramble to pass a funding measure that would avert a government shutdown when the current spending plan expires Sept. 30, several key issues affecting hospitals are in play.
