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Governor’s State of Emergency Declaration

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On March 4, Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency based on the rising number of novel coronavirus cases in the state. The declaration makes additional resources available, formalizes emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and is intended to help the state prepare for broader spread of COVID-19.

The declaration includes several requests CHA made on behalf of hospitals, including:

Allowing the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to suspend health facility licensing statutes and regulations upon approval by the CDPH Director

Allowing out-of-state practitioners to work in California without additional state licensure, upon approval by the Emergency Medical Services Authority director

Extending disability benefits to health care workers who are unable to work due to having or being exposed to COVID-19

Allowing hospitals to provide child care without a day care license, provided they receive a waiver from the Department of Social Services

CHA also requested specific items related to rest period penalties, unemployment benefits for furloughed workers, and expedited enrollment for practitioners in Medi-Cal that are not included in the declaration of emergency.

Governor’s State of Emergency Declaration

This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.

On March 4, Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency based on the rising number of novel coronavirus cases in the state. The declaration makes additional resources available, formalizes emergency actions already underway across multiple state agencies and departments, and is intended to help the state prepare for broader spread of COVID-19.

The declaration includes several requests CHA made on behalf of hospitals, including:

Allowing the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to suspend health facility licensing statutes and regulations upon approval by the CDPH Director
Allowing out-of-state practitioners to work in California without additional state licensure, upon approval by the Emergency Medical Services Authority director
Extending disability benefits to health care workers who are unable to work due to having or being exposed to COVID-19
Allowing hospitals to provide child care without a day care license, provided they receive a waiver from the Department of Social Services

CHA also requested specific items related to rest period penalties, unemployment benefits for furloughed workers, and expedited enrollment for practitioners in Medi-Cal that are not included in the declaration of emergency.

NEWS UPDATES

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CDPH Updates

March 10 CDPH Call With Hospitals

On March 10, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) hosted a weekly call with health care providers. Highlights included:

Status updates

Webinar Recordings

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.  Coronavirus: Untangling Employee Safety Regulations and Guidance Click here to view the recording. Originally recorded March 18, 2020. Novel Coronavirus: Lessons from the Front Line Webinar Click  here to view the recording. Originally recorded March 11, 2020.

State Waivers and AFLs

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CHA has prepared a how-to guide for requesting state federal waivers.

Questions? Contact Lois Richardson at lrichardson@calhospital.org.

Guide to State Waivers and Program Flexibilities

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CHA has prepared a how-to guide for requesting program flexibility from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), including links to the CDPH forms for requests to suspend both state licensing regulations and statutes. Questions?

Resource Requests

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With resources at critically low levels across all regions of the state, the nation, and worldwide, the best way to get supplies in California is to request them through the Medical and Health Operational Area Coordinator (MHOAC) Program.

A list of county MHOAC contacts is here.

Instructions for requesting supplies through MHOAC — a process that is tested annually with your hospital and disaster coordinator during the November Statewide Medical and Health Exercise — are below.

Introducing OurCOVIDResponse.org

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As California’s hospitals continue their life-saving work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital associations are grateful for the opportunity to support them.

OurCOVIDResponse.org collects the relevant tools and resources we’ve developed to date — with more to come as we continue to help hospitals care for all Californians, in all ways.

Online Training to Help Hospitals Address Implicit Bias in Maternity Care

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Effective January 2020, California Senate Bill 464 (Mitchell, 2019) requires California hospitals to educate their perinatal care staff about implicit bias. After consultation with the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and other stakeholders, California Health Care Foundation has funded Diversity Science to develop online learning modules and associated resources for hospitals to assist them with this legislative requirement.