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Last week, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing issued frequently asked questions to assist employers in complying with a new law on pay data (government code 12999/Senate Bill 973) that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2021, and requires reporting no later than March 31, 2021.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued all facilities letter 20-87, which provides guidance admission and readmission of skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents following hospitalization. The AFL, which was requested by CHA and developed by CDPH with input from CHA and the California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF) , also provides guidance on working in coordination with local health departments to ensure appropriate and safe care transitions from hospital to SNF.
The new AFL will be the topic of the December 2 Wednesday webinar conducted in coordination with the Health Services Advisory Group,from 3:00 – 4:00. For additional information and to register, please visit the Health Services Advisory Group (HSAG) website. A recording link will be available the day following the webinar.
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Vaccine Updates: CHA Issues Primer, CDPH to Host Hospital Calls, Statewide Advisory Committee Announced
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The Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission has announced the launch of five new dashboards on its Transparency Suite to support learning communities to drive program improvement. The dashboards will also inform community planning by improving public access to information on mental health services and outcomes.
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CHA recognizes that with the Jan. 15, 2021, reporting requirement for Assembly Bill 2537 and its April 1, 2021, personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile deadlines right around the corner, hospitals are struggling with how to meet the new law’s obligations. Following is an update on CHA’s advocacy efforts with Cal/OSHA, which began shortly after the bill was signed.
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On Dec. 7-8 from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. (PT), CHA will host the virtual Behavioral Health Care Symposium, an annual event focused on behavioral health care policy and pressing issues, designed to help turn challenges into opportunities.
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Normally, each year around the Thanksgiving holiday, this space is used to express gratitude for hospital workers who have committed their careers and their lives to helping others – the very stuff hospitals are made of.
It’s an important, sincere message that is too often taken for granted amid the daily grind, and one that I have looked forward to writing for many years.
This year, it feels … for lack of a better word, “inadequate.”
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Effective Dec. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will retire eight original health care compare tools, completing the transition to the streamlined Care Compare website.
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On Nov. 19, the California Occupational Safety and Health Board (Cal/OSHA) adopted an emergency temporary standard (ETS) focused on COVID-19 in the workplace. This new, extremely broad regulation is in addition to the employee notice requirements encompassed in Assembly Bill (AB) 685, COVID supplemental paid sick leave adopted in AB 1867, and Senate Bill 1159’s workers’ compensation presumption requirements.