SNF 3.5 Staffing Requirements Implementation
| Content | Method of Implementation | Time Frame |
| 3.5 direct care service hours with a minimum of 2.4 of the hours performed by CNAs | | - Posted for public notice on website March 30, 2018
- Effective date July 1, 2018
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Workforce Shortage Waiver - Waiver Application Guidelines
- Evaluation Criteria
- Processing waivers
- Approval
- Revocation
| - All facilities letter (AFL)
| - Posted for public notice on website
- March 30, 2018
Effective date July 1, 2018
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Patient Acuity Waiver
Formal adoption of 3.5 direct care service hours with a minimum of 2.4 of the hours performed by CNAs | | |
Audit AFL Revision 1 - Revise references from 3.2 to 3.5 direct care service hours and include 2.4 CNA hours
| | - Posted for public notice on website March 30, 2018
- Effective date July 1, 2018
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Audit AFL Revision 2 | | - Effective the audit period beginning July 1, 2019
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CDPH presented an overview of the timeline for the implementation of 3.5 staffing requirements during the January stakeholder meeting. Due to the complexity of SB 97 implementation, CDPH prepared this summary as a clear overview of CDPH’s implementation activities. This chart illustrates the timeline, outlines the waivers and audits the Department will use to enforce the staffing requirements, the method of implementation, and the dates by which information will be posted for public notice and take effect