Licensing and certification

All Facilities Letters - Released 2008

Bulletin Number	Facility Type Affected	Subject	Release Date
AFL 08-01 (Rescinded)	Adult Day Health Centers	Program Flex Requests for ADHC Center Staff Qualifications & Documentation	01/15/2008
AFL 08-03 (Unavailable)	Long Term Care	Health Facility Consumer Information System Website HFCIS Data Discrepancy Form	01/24/2008
AFL 08-04	General Acute Care Hospitals	Language Assistance Services	02/04/2008
AFL 08-05	All Health Facilites	Medicare Certification Surveys	03/25/2008
AFL 08-06	Health Facilities for Santa Rosa/Redwood Coast District Office	Relocation of the Santa Rosa/Redwood Coast District Office and State Facilities Unit	02/22/2008
AFL 08-07	General Acute Care Hospitals	Licensed Nurse-to-Patient Ratios for Inpatient Rehabilitation Units	03/14/2008
AFL 08-08	Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled-Nursing	Criminal Record Clearance for Consultants Working as Direct Care Staff	10/24/2008
AFL 08-09	General Acute Care Hospitals	Mandated Reporting of Staging of Pressure Ulcers	05/27/2008
AFL 08-10 (Superseded - see AFL 21-18)	General Acute Care Hospitals	New Regulatory Requirements for Compliance with Senate Bill 739 - Joining CDPH Group, CLIP Reporting	04/22/2008
AFL 08-11	All Licensed Healthcare Facilities, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Specialty Care Clinics, Primary Care Clinics	Multi-Dose Medication and Reuse of Syringes: A Patient Safety Threat In Your Facility?	04/22/2008
AFL 08-12	General Acute Care Hospitals, State Hospitals	Implementation of Senate Bills 1875/801 Facility Plan to Eliminate or Substantially Reduce Medication - Related Errors	03/27/2008
AFL 08-14	Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Chronic Dialysis Clinics, End Stage Renal Dialysis Clinics, General Acute Care Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities-Developmentally Disabled-Nursing, Skilled Nursing Facilities	Heparin Recall	03/28/2008
AFL 08-15	Long Term Care	Fast Facts - Preventing Summer Heat Hot Summer Weather Advisory	05/02/2008
AFL 08-16	Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nursing Facilities, Immediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled , Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled - Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled - Nursing, Primary and Rural Health Clinics, HHA, Chronic Dialysis Clinics (End State Renal Disease)	Department of Public Health, Licensing & Certification Program Website	05/16/2008
AFL 08-17 (Unavailable)	General Acute Care Hospitals	New Regulatory Requirements for Compliance with Senate Bill 739 - Reporting Influenza Vaccination/Declination of Employees and Healthcare Personnel	08/08/2008
AFL 08-18	Skilled Nursing Facilities, Immediate Care Facilities	Application Information for Skilled Nursing Facility or Intermediate Care Facility Management Companies	06/16/2008
AFL 08-21	All Facilities	Health Advisory Issued Due To Wildfire Smoke Joint Press Release with El Dorado County	06/30/2008
AFL 08-23	Adult Day Health Care Centers, General Acute Care Hospitals	Department of Public Health Licensing & Certification Program Website	12/23/2008
AFL 08-24	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Correctional Treatment Centers, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled -Habilitative	Dietary Service Supervisors	07/31/2008
AFL 08-25	Skilled Nursing Facilities, General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Chronic Dialysis Clinics, End Stage Renal Dialysis Clinics, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled -Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled -Nursing	Recall of Environmental Test Systems' SteriChek "Sensitive" Total Chloramines and Residual Chlorine Reagent Strips	08/18/2008
AFL 08-26 (Unavailable)	All Facilities	Fiscal Year (FY) 2008/09 License Renewal Fee Schedule	10/06/2008
AFL 08-27	All Health Facilities, Skilled Nursing In-House Training Programs, Nurse Assistant Training Schools, Home Health Aide Training Programs	Criminal Record Clearance	11/03/2008
AFL 08-28	General Acute Care Hospitals Acute Psychiatric Hospital Special Hospitals Long Term Health Care Facilities	Impacts of State Budget Impasse to Licensed and Certified Facilities	09/09/2008
AFL 08-29	All Health Facilities	Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Forms	10/08/2008
AFL 08-30	Certified Hemodialysis Technician, End Stage Renal Dialysis Clinic, Hemodialysis Training Programs	CHT or Patient Care Technician (PCT) Certification	11/03/2008
AFL 08-31	Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled -Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled -Nursing	Specialized Contractual Services	11/18/2008
AFL 08-33	Skilled Nursing Facilities, General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Special Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled -Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled -Nursing, Correctional Treatment Centers, Congregate Living Health Facilities, Department of Social Service	Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in California Long-Term Care Facilities	11/03/2008
AFL 08-34	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	12/11/2008
AFL 08-35	Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Swing Bed Hospitals	Broadband Transmission	11/18/2008
AFL 08-36	Skilled Nursking Facilities, General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities, Special Hospitals and Nursing Facilities	Dietitians and Dietetic Services Supervisors	12/10/2008
AFL 08-37	General Acute Care Hospitals	Hospital Brain Death Policy	01/20/2009
AFL 08-39	General Acute Care Hospitals and Special Hospitals	Survey Process for Medication Error Reduction Plans (MERP)	12/09/2008
AFL 08-40	Skilled Nursing Facilities	Nursing Homes - Launching of Five Star Rating System on the Nursing Home Compare Website	12/08/2008
AFL 08-41	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals, Congregate Living Health Facilities, Correctional Treatment Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled – Habilitative, Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled –Nursing	Winter Weather Emergency Preparedness Advisory Winter Weather Health Tips Extreme Cold - A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety	12/08/2008
AFL 08-42	Primary Care Clinics	Affiliate Clinic Licensure	12/11/2008
AFL 08-43	Acute Psychiatric Hospitals, General Acute Care Hospitals, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities/Developmentally Disabled, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Special Hospitals	Diesel Generators: Health Facilities	01/23/2009
AFL 08-44	All Health Facilities	End-Of-Life Care	01/26/2009
AFL 08-45	Adult Day Halth Care Centers	Updated Licensing Definitions and Medi-Cal Reimbursement Changes	01/28/2009
AFL 08-47 (Unavailable) (Superseded - see AFL 10-28)	General Acute Care Hospitals, Acute Psychiatric Hospitals	Notice of Closure, Relocation, or Elimination of Services	03/17/2009
AFL 08-48	General Acute Care Hospitals, Primary Care Clinics	Site Reporting Requirements for Mobile Health Care Units	12/30/2008