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All Facilities Letters - Released 2007

Bulletin Number	Facility Type Affected	Subject	Release Date
AFL 07-01	Skilled Nursing Facilities	Data Compliance Procedure to Evaluate Compliance w/HSC 1276.5 mandated by AB 1629	01/15/2007
AFL 07-02	General Acute Care Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing, Congregate Living Health Facilities	Winter Weather Emergency Preparedness Advisory Winter Weather Health Tip Cold Guide CDC 2007	01/10/2007
AFL 07-03	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals	Appropriate Use of Tasers in Hospitals	07/03/2007
AFL 07-04	General Acute Care Hospitals	EMTALA - "Parking" of Emergency Medical Service Patients in Hospitals	06/28/2007
AFL 07-05	Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, CNA Continuing Education Programs	Implementation of On-line In-Service and Continuing Ed Training For CNAs	02/16/2007
AFL 07-06	General Acute Care Hospitals	Compliance with Senate Bill 739 on Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI)	03/01/2007
AFL 07-07	Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing, Congregate Living Health Facilities, Nursing Facilities, Pediatric Day Health and Respite Care Facilities	SB 1312 (Alquist) Chapter 895 Statutes of 2006	02/15/2007
AFL 07-08	Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing	Blood Glucose Testing	03/23/2007
AFL 07-09	General Acute Care Hospitals, Correctional Treatment Centers, Surgical Clinics	Inadequate Reprocessing of Semicritical Instruments: Recommendations for Reprocessing of Rigid Laryngoscopes	04/30/2007
AFL 07-10	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Special Hospitals	Reporting of Adverse Events (Senate Bill 1301, Alquist, Chapter 647, Statutes of 2006)	07/27/2007
AFL 07-11	All Long Term Care Health Facilities	Hot Summer Weather Advisory Fast Facts Summer Heat	05/31/2007
AFL 07-12	Skilled Nursing Facilities	Residents' Rights and Mandated Transfer and Discharge Procedures	07/12/2007
AFL 07-13 (Pending)	Skilled Nursing Facility Administrators, Skilled Nursing Facility-Distinct Part Administrators	Dialysis Services in Long Term Care Facilities	06/13/2007
AFL 07-14	All Health Facilities	The Alignment of Licensing Fees with Impact to Initial, Renewals, Change of Ownership (CHOW) and Provisional to Permanent Licensure	05/24/2007
AFL 07-15 (Pending)	All Health Facilities	FY 07 - 08 License Renewal Fee Schedule	09/07/2007
AFL 07-16 (Pending)	All Health Facilities	Sterilization Consent Form (PM 284)	09/07/2007
AFL 07-17	Community Clinics, Free Clinics, Surgical Clinics, Chronic Dialysis Clinics, Rehabilitation Clinics, Alternative Birthing Centers	Clarification Regarding Licensure of Exempt Clinics Health and Safety Code 1206	06/15/2007
AFL 07-18	Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Correctional Treatment Centers, Congregate Living Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Primary Care Clinics, Psychiatric Health Facilities, Adult Day Health Centers, Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals, Psychology Clinics, Pediatric Day Health and Respite Care Facilities	Implications of Department of Health Services Restructure	07/03/2007
AFL 07-19	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Special Hospitals	Hospital Administrative Penalty for Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) Deficiencies (Senate Bill 1312, Alquist, Chapter 895, Statutes of 2006)	0702/2007
AFL 07-20	Surgical Clinics	Revision to Clarification Regarding Licensure of Exempt Clinics as Stipulated in AFL 07-17, Dated June 15, 2007 Health and Safety Code 1206	08/20/2007
AFL 07-22	Adult Day Health Centers	Altered or Suspension of Operations During Budget Impasse	08/03/2007
AFL 07-23 (Superseded - see AFL 20-66)	Skilled Nursing Facility Administrators, Skilled Nursing Facility-Distinct Part-Administrators, End Stage Renal Dialysis Clinic Administrators, Chronic Dialysis Clinic Administrators	Dialysis Services in Skilled Nursing Facilities	08/16/2007
AFL 07-24	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Congregate Living Health Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Mentally Retarded, Adult Day Health Centers	Healthcare Facility Enrollment in Public Utility Commission Energy Conservation Programs for Central Air Conditioning Use	11/06/2007
AFL 07-25	Long Term Care Health Facilities	Clarification of Terms Used in the Definition of Physical Restraints as Applied to the Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities	09/28/2007
AFL 07-26	All General Acute Care Hospitals	Changes to the Minimum Licensed Nurse-To-Patient Ratios Effective January 1, 2008	10/01/2007
AFL 07-27	Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing	Recommendations for Hospice Services for the ICF/DD, ICF/DD-H and ICF/DD-N Facility	09/27/2007
AFL 07-29	All Health Facilities	Urging All Healthcare Facilities to Develop New or Review Existing Policies and Procedures on the Prevention and Control of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in Your Facility Summary of MRSA Article	10/24/2007
AFL 07-30 (Pending)	Skilled Nursing Facilities	Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign	11/29/2007
AFL 07-31 (Pending)	Skilled Nursing Facilities, Congregate Living Health Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing	External Disaster Plan Requirements for California Department of Public Health, Licensing and Certification Long Term Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facility Disaster Preparedness Plan Tool Intermediate Care Facility-MR Disaster Preparedness Plan Tool Long Term care Disaster Preparedness Suggested Websites	10/24/2007
AFL 07-32	Licensees of: General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, State Hospitals	Application Required for Management Companies That Assume Operational Control of a General Acute Care Hospital, Acute Psychiatric Hospital or Special Hospital	11/29/2007
AFL 07-33	General Acute Care Hospitals	Medication Safety: Use of Medications with "Boxed Warnings"	11/05/2007
AFL 07-34 (Pending)	Skilled Nursing Facilities, General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, State Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing, Correctional Treatment Centers, Congregate Living Health Facilities	Recommendations for the Prevention, Detection, and Control of Influenza in California Long-Term Care Facilities	11/13/2007
AFL 07-35	Skilled Nursing Facilities	Licensing and Certification Program's Procedures for Auditing Skilled Nursing Facilities Compliance with the 3.2 Nursing Hours Per Patient-Day Requirement	11/19/2007
AFL 07-36 (Pending)	Skilled Nursing Facilities, General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, State Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing, Correctional Treatment Centers, Congregate Living Health Facilities, Department of Social Services	Increased Scabies Outbreaks in Healthcare Facilities	12/03/2007
AFL 07-37 (Superseded - see AFL 21-18)	General Acute Care Hospitals	Mandated Use of the National Health and Safety Network to Comply with Senate Bill 739 on the Reporting of Hospital Acquired Infections Process Measures	11/27/2007
AFL 07-38	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals, Correctional Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facility-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing	Winter Weather Emergency Preparedness Advisory Winter Weather Health Tip Cold Guide CDC 2007	12/11/2007
AFL 07-39	All Health Facilities Covered By The Santa Rosa / Redwood Coast District Office	Temporary Relocation of the Santa Rosa / Redwood Coast District Office, Licensing and Certification Program	11/30/2007
AFL 07-40	All State Hospitals	Temporary Relocation of the Licensing and Certification Program's, State Facilities Unit, Santa Rosa / Redwood Coast District Office	11/30/2007
AFL 07-41	All Health Facilities Covered by the Sacramento District Office, Licensing and Certification Program	Relocation of the Sacramento District Office, Licensing and Certification Program	12/21/2007

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