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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
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An overview of the most recent immediate jeopardy administrative penalties, announced June 18, 2019, by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), is provided below. To view information about each incident — including the CDPH district office that investigated the event, the penalty amount, a description of the event and a link to the CDPH 2567 form — click the hospital name for a full display below the tabs.
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On Thursday, the Legislature approved the first budget under this new Governor — a nearly $214 billion spending plan that makes significant investments in the new Governor’s top priorities, including health care (we anticipate the trailer bill related to health care will be approved later in the month).
One of the key takeaways from Newsom’s first budget negotiation effort is that he is clearly disposed to use the budget — his most powerful tool as Governor — in a proactive and impactful way to advance his health care goals.
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With the Legislature required to send the Governor a final budget no later than June 15, budget negotiations are in full swing at the Capitol. The budget conference committee will address the many discrepancies between proposals from the Senate, the Assembly, and the Governor, with plans to complete its work by the end of this weekend.
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February 17-19, 2020 Newport Beach, CA
The 2020 California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Conference, “Engineering Change. Inspiring Leadership.,” took place February 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach.
Thanks to the support of all our attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors who created a wonderful educational experience.
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In just a few hours, the state Legislature will officially wrap up its 2019 session. This was a particularly challenging year for our work to protect your ability to care for patients, as a new Democratic supermajority opened the door for several brazen policy proposals detrimental to hospitals. And the session saw a record number of bills (more than 3,000) introduced, so the pace was fast and furious. Factor in the uncertainty about how a new governor would respond to this environment, and you’ve got a volatile legislative mix for the past nine months.
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You are invited to attend the California Hospital Volunteer Leadership Network meeting on June 17-18, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach.
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CHA has released a summary — prepared by Health Policy Alternatives — of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule revising Medicaid managed care and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) regulations.
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Last week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued its final All Plan Letter (APL) 19-001, specifying contractual requirements that must exist between Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs) and hospitals for a hospital to be considered a network provider.
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CHA recently submitted a comment letter to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) on its draft regulations for minimizing heat-related illness among workers in indoor places of employment.
