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New All Facilities Letters on Public Health Officer Order Provide Clarifications

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released additional clarifications on the state public health officer order on unvaccinated health care workers that was released on July 26. These clarifications are contained in All Facilities Letter (AFL) 21-27 for general acute care hospitals (GACHs), AFL 21-28 for skilled-nursing facilities, and AFL 21-29 for acute psychiatric hospitals. 

CMS Issues FFY 2022 Inpatient PPS Final Rule

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 inpatient prospective payment system final rule. The final rule is effective Oct. 1.  

Testing Supplies Available through Your MHOAC and COVID-19 Testing Task Force Website

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In order to implement the state public health officer order released July 26, your hospital or health system may need to add additional testing for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated workers. There are several resources available through the State of California if you need to create additional testing capacity.