Health Facilities Must Work With College Nursing Programs on Clinical Placements
What’s happening: Effective Jan. 1, Assembly Bill (AB) 1577 (2024) added Section 12775 to the Health and Safety Code, requiring health facilities and clinics to meet with a community college or California State University that has an approved school of nursing upon the college’s request and work in good faith to meet the nursing program’s clinical placement needs.
What else to know: Beginning in 2026, if a health facility or clinic lacks the capability or capacity to meet the college’s needs, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) will require written justification within 30 days of the meeting, subject to a $1,000 fine for failure to provide the justification.
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CHA Publishes Resources to Support Hospitals’ Congressional Advocacy Efforts
What’s happening: CHA’s new federal resources can assist hospitals in their messaging to lawmakers on health policy options circulating in Washington, D.C.
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New Resource Available on Assisted Living Waiver, CalAIM Community Supports
What’s happening: The California Health Care Foundation has issued an Explainer document that describes and compares two key Medi-Cal programs: the Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) and Community Supports (a component of California’s Medi-Cal reform initiative, California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)).
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Executive Update: Office of Health Care Affordability Focuses Its Attention on Hospitals — Participant Information
The Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) is moving at a rapid pace, implementing ambitious spending targets and other rules. OHCA has recently turned its attention toward the hospital field, with a goal of adding further restrictions on spending growth for at least some hospitals.
Join Ben Johnson, CHA Group Vice President, Financial Policy to learn about what these developments mean for your hospital and how you can join CHA in advocating for OHCA to take a more judicious and informed approach to improving health care affordability. Siri Nelson, CHA Board of Trustees Chair, will open the program and, on behalf of the CHA Board, listen to your questions and comments.
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CHA Checklist: Hospital Emergency Management Program
There is no standard format for an emergency management program (emergency operations plans are just one component of an overall program). This tool provides guidance for hospitals when developing an emergency management program, including activities related to mitigation, response, and recovery.
Infographic: California’s Hospital Seismic Standards – 101
On the Horizon: A Look Ahead at Health Care Policy Under President Trump
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. In his inauguration speech, Trump touched only lightly on health care, noting chronic disease prevention and treatment as priorities.
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Judge to Hear Anthem’s Motions in CHA Lawsuit on Jan. 27
What’s happening: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge will hear two motions by Anthem Blue Cross on Jan. 27 to dismiss CHA’s lawsuit and strike requested remedies. In the lawsuit, CHA claims Anthem failed to provide timely post-hospital care for its members.
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CDPH Issues Regulatory Relief Instructions for Hospitals Impacted by Los Angeles Fires
What’s happening: On Jan. 21, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released two All Facilities Letters (AFLs), AFL 25-02 and AFL 25-03, intended for hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) impacted by the Los Angeles fires.
What else to know: The AFLs issue instructions for regulatory relief and explain the process for program flexes, including staffing waiver requests.
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Congress Must Protect Patient Care
California hospitals are committed to caring for their patients and communities. As policymakers in Washington, D.C., consider changes to the Medicaid program (known as Medi-Cal in California) it’s critical that the impact on patient care be at the forefront of every conversation.
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