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CHA Updates Health Care Minimum Wage FAQs

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What’s happening: The new health care worker minimum wage officially took effect Oct. 16, and CHA has updated its frequently-asked-questions (FAQs) fact sheet to reflect changes to both the implementation date and clarifying changes made to the law.    What else to know: When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 525 in 2023, it established...

CHA FAQs Detail AB 2975 Hospital Weapon Detection Requirements

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What’s happening: Following numerous questions about Assembly Bill (AB) 2975’s requirements, CHA has developed a frequently-asked-questions (FAQs) fact sheet to assist hospitals with planning for implementation.   What else to know: AB 2975 will require all hospitals to adopt and implement a weapon detection policy — and screen at certain entrances for instruments capable of causing...

HHS Issues FAQs Extending Enforcement Discretion for Certain IDR Disputes

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What’s happening: The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the departments) issued new frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to enforcement discretion for certain disputes under the No Surprises Act.   What else to know: The FAQs are in response to the Aug. 24, 2023, decision in Texas Medical Association et al. v. United...

CHA Releases FAQs on Implementing AB 1882 Requirements  

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What’s happening: CHA has created frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the new Assembly Bill (AB) 1882 signage and reporting requirements that hospitals must meet by the end of the year. CHA will release more resources in early December to support members in implementation.  What else to know: Hospitals have until Jan. 1 to meet new...

Cal/OSHA Releases Workplace Violence Prevention FAQs, Annual Report

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Last week, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released frequently asked questions that address some questions raised as health care employers continue to prepare for full implementation of the health care workplace violence prevention regulations beginning April 1. As discussed in previous articles, while some requirements went into effect on April 1, 2017, the majority of the regulations’ requirements take effect April 1, 2018.

The frequently asked questions include information on the regulations’ scope, as well as recording and reporting obligations. CHA has engaged Jeff Tanenbaum, partner at Nixon Peabody, to provide a white paper that includes several issues that not addressed in the FAQs. The white paper should be ready for distribution prior to April 1.

FAQs Help Determine Appropriate Independent Dispute Resolution Batching

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What’s Happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued two FAQs explaining appropriate batching for disputes in the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.  

What Else to Know: The FAQs are in response to the district court’s opinions and orders in TMA III and TMA IV.  

CHA Issues FAQs on MCO Tax Budget Agreement 

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CHA has issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the 2023 state budget agreement on the managed care organization (MCO) tax. The agreement renews the tax and commits the majority of the funding to provider payment increases, including for hospitals.

FAQs Issued on No Surprises Act Price Transparency Requirements

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On July 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight issued the new No Surprises Act (NSA) frequently asked questions (FAQs). While the FAQs cover several topics, most importantly, they clarify that “facility fees” are included in the definition of “items and services” for purposes of the machine-readable...