This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued The Burden of Chronic Disease, Injury, and Environmental Exposure, California, Second Edition. The Burden Report provides a snapshot of the burden of chronic conditions, injuries, and environmental exposures in California and showcases successes in moving toward achieving healthy communities. The second edition of the report…
Read More »Late last week, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced that it will embark on the development of a potential new “Long-Term Care at Home” benefit in the Medi-Cal program. This new benefit is intended to help address the COVID-19 pandemic and provide eligible beneficiaries with a coordinated and bundled set of home and…
Read More »Today, Governor Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced new initiatives related to 911 services and services for domestic violence victims amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The California Office of Emergency Services (OES) Public Safety Communications Branch rolled out “text-to-911” capability throughout the state, allowing individuals to text ‘911’ for emergency services. According…
Read More »Late Thursday, the Department of Finance (DOF) notified Senate and Assembly budget and appropriations committee chairs of the Newsom Administration’s intent to transfer $1.831 billion to the Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account (DREOA) to support the state’s ongoing response efforts to COVID-19 through the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2020. DOF details allocations…
Read More »The CHEAC Office will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, May 26.
Read More »Both houses of the Legislature continued to convene several of their respective policy committees this week for their one house of origin hearing for the year. As we have noted, committees have significantly pared down the number of bills they will consider, and remote public participation is strongly encouraged. Next week will be the final…
Read More »Following the release of Governor Gavin Newsom’s FY 2020-21 May Revision Budget last week, Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees convened several hearings this week to assess the Newsom Administration’s proposals and to provide stakeholders and the public an extended amount of time to weigh in on May Revision proposals. Given the abbreviated budget timeline due…
Read More »This week, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-65-20 addressing a number of issues in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order extends the timeframe for local governments to submit claims for reimbursements to the State Controller’s Office (SCO) and extends expiration dates for Medical Marijuana Identification Cards (MMIC). Any MMIC that would otherwise have…
Read More »Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of “California Connected,” the state’s contact tracing program and public awareness campaign. As part of the new initiative, public health workers throughout the state will connect with individuals who test positive for COVID-19 to ensure individuals and their potential contacts have access to confidential testing, medical care, and…
Read More »This week, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and the State Board of Pharmacy waived a series of regulations authorizing pharmacists statewide to collect specimens for COVID-19 tests and order tests for consumers. The specimens will be delivered to and processed at public health, university, or commercial laboratories. The test must be authorized by the…
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