Manuals

2022 Hospital Compliance Manual

New 2021 Edition coming soon! Check back soon for purchase options. 

Stay up-to-date with the most comprehensive resource created specifically to provide guidance to hospitals and health systems on how to comply with myriad California and federal statutes, regulations, and agency guidelines. The California Hospital Compliance Manual covers all applicable state and federal laws and focuses on high-risk compliance issues including fraud and abuse.

2021 Consent Manual

Effective August 12, 2021 CHA Manuals are available in ePub format onlyThe ePub includes a PDF and access to the CHA Manuals App for mobile use. CHA members may download PDFs for all CHA manuals, from the publications download library; the free CHA Manuals App may be downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Overview The Consent […]

California Hospital Survey Manual

Effective August 12, 2021 CHA Manuals are available in ePub format onlyThe ePub includes a PDF and access to the CHA Manuals App for mobile use. CHA members may download PDFs for all CHA manuals, from the publications download library; the free CHA Manuals App may be downloaded from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Overview The 2021 […]

2019 Model Medical Staff Bylaws & Rules

Model Medical Staff Bylaws & Rules set the framework for the working relationship of the medical staff, hospital administration and governing body, and assures legal protections are in place. The model document stresses quality-of-care responsibilities and accountability and is intended to serve as a template that hospitals can use to develop their own bylaws and […]

Forms and Appendices

Hospitals that are members of the California Hospital Association may use these model forms, appendices, signs and handouts as templates in developing their own forms, signs and handouts.

CHA forms are updated periodically. The current version of CHA forms are downloadable from this page, and may or may not match the forms found in CHA’s printed manuals. The date on which each form was last updated appears in the lower right corner of each form.