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What’s happening: As of Jan. 1, hospital emergency departments (EDs) have a clear pathway for Medi-Cal reimbursement for behavioral health visits under CHA-sponsored Assembly Bill (AB) 1316 (2024). In a memo to members, CHA provides guidance to hospitals on the new requirements and their obligations for stabilizing or transferring individuals in EDs experiencing a mental health crisis.
A report released earlier this week by the well-respected and nonpartisan RAND Corp. underscores an alarming fact that hospital leaders have been saying for years: The viability of hospital-based emergency care is at risk after facing epidemics, a pandemic, increased patient acuity and complexity, and unsustainable declines in payment.
What’s happening: Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) fourth quarter (Q4) 2024 data release, CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) margins that show its trends from federal fiscal year (FFY) 2014 through FFY 2023. What else to know: Approximately 93% of hospitals provided their FFY 2023 […]
What’s happening: To assist hospitals in preparing for licensing and relicensing surveys — as well as making changes to their licenses, bed capacities, or services — CHA has created a web page that makes related resources easily accessible for hospital members.
What else to know: The resource page includes the Licensing and Relicensing Survey Tool, General Entrance Conference List, Relicensing Survey Guidance materials, and more.
What’s happening: On March 31, California State Assemblymember Joe Patterson recognized Marshall Medical Center CEO Siri Nelson, who also serves as CHA’s board chair, as the 5th Assembly District’s El Dorado County Woman of the Year.
What else to know: In the press release, Patterson commended Nelson’s commitment to ensuring residents have quality health care. “Under her leadership, we have seen expanded innovative healthcare services in our community, in addition to numerous new career opportunities for residents,” he said.
What’s happening: On April 4, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an All Facilities Letter (AFL 25-14), which announced that the department is implementing a paperless process to communicate late payment penalty notices for Center for Health Care Quality health care facility licensing fees.
What else to know: Beginning May 15, CDPH’s current practice — mailing a paper copy of the late payment penalty notice to the licensee — will change to a paperless process: CDPH’s Revenue Collection Unit will email the notice to the facility using the licensee email address reported to CDPH. If no licensee email address is on file, the unit will email the notice to the facility’s general contact email address reported to CDPH.
SB 43 would require individuals or companies that sell referrals to substance use disorder treatment programs to obtain a certificate […]
AB 440 would require the California Office of Suicide Prevention to work with Caltrans to identify bridges and roadways that […]
SB 238 would require an employer to annually provide a detailed notice to the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) of […]
AB 1221 would require an employer to provide its workers with a detailed written notice at least 30 days before […]