In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, California has taken the extraordinary action of limiting the regulatory enforcement of most licensed health facility requirements.
On March 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued...more
In response to an executive order by California Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Public Health has issued an All Facilities Letter waiving hospital regulatory requirements and suspending regulatory...more
To address the COVID-19 national emergency, hospitals throughout the country are seeking to bolster their ranks of health care providers. Under the CMS Conditions of Participation, hospitals should have an emergency plan that...more
Spurred by physician sexual misconduct and abuse at high-profile institutions, California now requires clinics, health facilities, and “other entities” to report certain written allegations of a health care professional’s...more