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All Facilities Letters - 2019

 

​Bulletin NumberFacility Type Affected​Subject​Release Date​
​AFL-19-01General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH)
Acute Psychiatric Hospitals (APH)
Special Hospitals (SH)​
Senate Bill 1152 - Homeless Patient Discharge Planning Policy and Process​01/04/2019​
​AFL-19-02
(Rescinded - see AFL 19-02.1)
General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH)
Acute Psychiatric Hospitals (APH)
Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals (CDRH)​
Medication Assisted Treatment for Narcotic Addiction​01/04/2019​
​AFL-19-02.1 (PDF)​General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH)
Acute Psychiatric Hospitals (APH)
Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals (CDRH)​
​Medication Assisted Treatment for Narcotic Addiction​​01/30/2019
​AFL-19-03 (PDF)​Skilled Nursing Facilities
Nursing Facilities
​Grant Opportunity to Benefit Nursing Facility Residents​01/17/2019
​AFL-19-04 (PDF)​Licensed Clinics​Assembly Bill (AB) 2204 - Clinics: licensure and regulation: exemption ​02/01/2019
​AFL-19-05 (PDF)​General Acute Care Hospitals ​Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for General Acute Care Hospital Emergency Services Regulations ​02/08/2019
​AFL-19-06 (PDF)​All Facilities​Transfer of Epidiolex Ā® (Cannabidiol or CBD) from Schedule I to Schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act​02/14/2019
​AFL-19-07 (PDF)​All Facilities​Post Survey Satisfaction e-Evaluation​02/19/2019
​AFL-19-08 (PDF)​General Acute Care Hospitals​Request for Stakeholder Input in Amending GACH Respiratory Care Service Regulations​02/20/2019
​AFL-19-09 (PDF)​​General Acute Care HospitalsRequest for Stakeholder Input in Amending GACH Occupational Therapy Service Regulations​02/22/2019
​AFL-19-10 (PDF)​​General Acute Care Hospitals​Request for Stakeholder Input in Amending GACH Physical Therapy Service Regulations​02/22/2019
​​AFL-19-11 (PDF)​​General Acute Care Hospitals​Request for Stakeholder Input in Amending GACH Podiatric Service Regulations​02/22/2019
​​​AFL-19-12 (PDF)​​General Acute Care Hospitals​Request for Stakeholder Input in Amending GACH Rehabilitation Center Regulations ​02/22/2019
​​​AFL-19-13 (PDF)​​General Acute Care Hospitals​Request for Stakeholder Input in Amending GACH Social Service Regulations​02/22/2019
​​​AFL-19-14 (PDF)​​General Acute Care Hospitals​Request for Stakeholder Input in Amending GACH Speech Pathology and/or Audiology Service Regulations​02/22/2019
​AFL-19-15.1 (PDF)Skilled Nursing Facilities​Announcement: New Online Application Process for Patient Needs and Workforce Shortage Waivers03/19/2019​
​AFL-19-16 (PDF) 
(Superseded - see AFL 21-11)
Skilled Nursing Facilities​Guidelines for 3.5 Direct Care Service Hours Per Patient Day (DHPPD) Staffing Audits, pursuant to the Authority Provided in Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I) section 14126.022 (Supersedes AFL 18-27)​04/09/2019​
​AFL-19-17 (PDF)​All Facilities​Recommendations for Measles Case Identification, Measles Infection Control, and Measles Case and Contact Investigations ​04/18/2019
​AFL-19-18 (PDF)​General Acute Care Hospitals,
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Requirements to Report Outbreaks and Unusual Infectious Disease Occurrences​05/13/2019​
​AFL-19-19 (PDF)​General Acute Care HospitalsNew or Remodeled Pharmacy Clean Rooms and Use of Mobile Sterile Compounding Units (MSCU)​​05/13/2019
​AFL-19-20 (PDF)​All Facilities​Changes to the Application Submission Process​05/29/2019
​AFL-19-21 (PDF)​All Facilities​Hot Summer Weather Advisory​06/10/2019
​AFL-19-22 
(Superseded - see AFL 22-21)
​Skilled Nursing Facilities, General Acute Care Hospitals with a SNF Distinct PartEnhanced Standard Precautions for Skilled Nursing Facilities, 20190​6/10/2019
​AFL-19-23 (PDF)Hospice Providers​Senate Bill 1495 - Hospice Provider Initial Licensing Option Using an Accreditation Organization​06/27/2019​
​AFL-19-24 (PDF)​All Health Facilities​Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 Health Care Facilities License Fee Schedule and Reminder to Validate Licensee Address is Accurate​07/05/2019
​AFL-19-25 (PDF)Nursing Facilities
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Intermediate Care Facilities
Swing Hospitals​
Revised MDS 3.0 California Section S​07/29/2019​
​AFL-19-26 (PDF)​Long-Term Care FacilitiesTemporary Management Stakeholder Meeting08/05/2019
​AFL-19-27General Acute Care Hospitals​Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for General Acute Care Hospital Clinical Laboratory, Pharmaceutical, and Dietetic Services Regulations​​08/15/2019
​AFL-19-28All Facilities​​Updated Centers for Disease Control Tuberculosis Screening Recommendations for Health Care Personnel (HCP) and Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigens ​08/16/2019
​AFL-19-29 (PDF)​General Acute Care Hospitals​Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for GACH Radiological Service and Interventional Radiology Regulations​08/29/2019
​AFL-19-30 (Rescinded - see AFL 19-30.1)All Facilities​Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Power Outage Reporting​​09/18/2019
​AFL-19-30.1 (PDF)​All Facilities​​Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Power Outage Reporting​​11/04/2019
​AFL-19-31​Nursing Facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Swing Bed Hospitals​Revised Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 Manual, v 1.17 0​9/18/2019
​AFL-19-32​General Acute Care Hospitals​Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for GACH Dialysis Service and Organ Transplant Center Regulations​09/24/2019
​AFL-19-33​General Acute Care Hospitals​Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for GACH Rehabilitation, Outpatient, and Supportive Services Regulations​09/26/2019
​AFL-19-34​ Intermediate Care Facilities/Developmentally Disabled-Nursing (ICF/DD-N),
Intermediate Care Facilities/Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative (ICF/DD-H),
Intermediate Care Facilities/Developmentally Disabled-Continuous Nursing (ICF/DD-CN)
​Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for ICF/DD-N-H-CN ​10/15/2019
​AFL-19-35 (PDF)​All Facilities​Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for Change of Ownership Regulations​10/28/2019
​AFL-19-36 (PDF)​All FacilitiesCalifornia Department of Public Health (CDPH) Influenza Vaccine and Masking Policy​11/20/2019​
​AFL-19-37 (PDF)​General Acute Care Hospitals (GACHs) Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for GACH Pediatric Service, Perinatal Service, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Regulations ​11/27/2019
​AFL-19-38 (PDF)All Facilities​​Facility Emergency Contact and All Facilities Letter (AFL) Recipient Information12/09/2019​
​AFL-19-39 (PDF)Acute Psychiatric Hospitals
General Acute Care Hospitals
​New Online Application for Acute Psychiatric Hospitals (APH) and General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH) ​12/09/2019
AFL-19-40 (PDF)All FacilitiesNotice of Stakeholder Meeting for Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) and Home Health Aid (HHA) Criminal Clearance ​12/18/2019
​AFL-19-41 (PDF)​All Facilities​Statewide Launch of the New Online Application for General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH) and Acute Psychiatric Hospitals (APH)​12/23/2019
​AFL-19-42 (PDF)​All Facilities​Debt Free 2021 Campaign​12/20/2019
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