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Announcements | February 6, 2021

DHCS Releases Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Policy Recommendations

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released its telehealth policy recommendations consisting of broad-based telehealth policy changes that would remain permanent fixtures following the eventual termination of the COVID-19 public health emergency. At a high-level, DHCS is seeking to modify or expand the use of synchronous telehealth, asynchronous telehealth, telephonic/audio-only, other virtual communication,…

Announcements | February 6, 2021

DHCS Issues February 2021 Stakeholder Communication Update

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently issued its bimonthly update of important events and actions at DHCS. In its February 2021 update, DHCS provides various information and updates related to California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), the COVID-19 public health emergency, and multiple programs, including the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) screenings program,…

Announcements, Legislative Updates | January 30, 2021

CHEAC Hosts Successful Three-Day State Legislative Member Education Event

Throughout this week, numerous CHEAC Members met virtually with Senators, Assembly Members, and staff to highlight the role and value of local health departments in California. As part of the 2021 State Legislative Member Education Event, CHEAC had 26 members representing 17 local health departments, including a balance of large, medium, and small jurisdictions, conduct…

Announcements, Legislative Updates | January 30, 2021

Weber Confirmed as SOS, Cooper Appointment Advanced

Of particular note this week, Assembly Member Shirley Weber was confirmed to be California’s Secretary of State by the Senate on a 29-0 vote and the Assembly on a 70-0 vote. Recall, Governor Newsom nominated Weber for the position after appointing Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate, filling the vacancy created by the election of…

Announcements, COVID-19 | January 30, 2021

Newsom Administration Announces TPA for Vaccine Distribution, Transition to Age-Based Framework

This week, the Newsom Administration announced several sweeping changes related to COVID-19 vaccine allocation, distribution, and administration. The Administration framed the forthcoming changes as lessons learned from the state’s 10-day one-million vaccine doses challenge from earlier this month. Led by the Government Operations Agency (GovOps) and the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS), the…

Announcements, COVID-19 | January 30, 2021

Newsom Signs Executive Order on Vaccination Efforts

This week, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-02-21 to support state efforts in vaccinating as many Californians as possible against COVID-19. The order confirms existing law related to provider liability protections applies to health care professionals and providers participating in the state’s vaccine administration program. The order additionally extends liability protections to others, including…

Announcements, COVID-19 | January 30, 2021

State Ends Regional Stay-at-Home Orders, Returns Counties to Blueprint Tiers

On Monday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the end of the state’s Regional Stay-at-Home Order, effectively lifting the order for all regions statewide, including the three regions that had still been under the order (Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, and Southern California). Four-week ICU capacity projections for the three regions still under…

Announcements, Federal | January 30, 2021

Biden Acts on Health Coverage, Racial Equity, Climate Change, and More

This week, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued a series of executive actions related to a wide array of subject areas, including racial equity, health coverage, climate change, manufacturing, and more. Below, we highlight the executive actions of most interest to CHEAC Members: Health Access and Coverage The Biden-Harris Administration issued two actions related to…

Announcements, COVID-19 | January 30, 2021

CHCF Poll Finds Wide Support for State, Local Health Departments in COVID-19 Fight

The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) yesterday released results of its 2021 CHCF California Health Policy Survey, an annual representative statewide survey of California residents that was conducted between November 2020 and January 2021. The poll includes Californians’ experiences of the health care system in the last year and the health policy agenda they want…

Announcements, Tobacco | January 30, 2021

Referendum Seeking to Overturn Flavored Tobacco Ban Qualifies for 2022 Election

Late last week, the California Secretary of State’s Office announced a referendum seeking to overturn SB 793 (Hill) that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide. The law, which was signed into statute in late August 2020, was set to take effect at the beginning of this month. However, given that the referendum…

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