The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting health care—with a strong focus on health care coverage, drug prescribing, public health and mental health issues.
The California Medical Association has published a summary of the most significant new health laws of interest to physicians. For more details, see "Significant New California Laws of Interest to Physicians for 2020."
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March 02, 2021
CDPH recently announced that as of March 1, 2021, all providers and local health jurisdictions will move to a uniform, ...
CMA is now sponsoring a bill that would require health plans and insurers to reimburse its contracted health care provi...
CMS announced that it would be granting automatic exceptions from reporting requirements for clinicians and providers p...
Last week the FDA approved Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use – an important new weapon in the fi...
CMA is sponsoring a legislative effort to reduce administrative burdens in physician practices, so physicians can spend...
FDA last week announced that it is allowing undiluted frozen vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be transp...
CMA is extending its distribution of free personal protective equipment with direct shipment of supplies to California ...
Registration is now open for CMA;s 47th Annual Legislative Advocacy Conference the week of April 5-9, 2021. Attendees w...
March 01, 2021
This free webinar series offers innovative technical advice and solutions to meet rural California’s critical access to...
February 25, 2021
The California Black Health Network , which advocates for health equity for African Americans and Black immigrants, is...
February 23, 2021
CMA is proud to stand with Assemblymember Autumn Burke in support of AB 80, which will bring full conformity between Ca...
Join us for the next webinar in our monthly Virtual Grand Rounds series – COVID-19 Vaccines and Variants – on Tuesday, ...
CMA is seeking nominations for physicians to serve as at-large delegates and alternates to the AMA House of Delegates. ...
Cannabis policy across the globe is undergoing seismic changes, and nationwide, 36 states now have a medical cannabis p...
CMA is hosting a two-hour virtual climate change townhall on Thursday, March 4 (6 -8 p.m.). Because we have received a ...
February 22, 2021
DHCS last week announced it would delay implementation of the Medi-Cal Rx program to give the agency time to review new...
February 18, 2021
The new California agreement will allow companies who received a PPP loan to deduct up to $150,000 in expenses paid for...
February 16, 2021
Medi-Cal’s State Level Registry website is currently out of service and self-serve applications that support eligibilit...
Californians under 65 who are deemed to be at the very highest risk for morbidity and mortality as a direct result of o...
The California Medical Association (CMA) has been made aware of a deceptive business practice by TRPN Direct Pay, Inc. ...
CMA is urging physicians to contact the governor and their legislators to urge immediate action to bring California’s t...
DHCS recently released a set of broad-based telehealth policy recommendations. While making certain COVID-19 flexibilit...
Michael Lipinski, Director of the Regulatory and Policy Affairs Division for ONC will be speaking at a CMA webinar on T...
A new, free statewide training series on “Advancing Trauma-Informed Communities” is now available for primary care, acu...
CMA has asked DMHC and CDI to investigate concerns that some payors are shifting the financial risk of critical COVID-...
February 12, 2021
PHC has extended the 2021 CalHealthCares deadline to give applicants an extra two weeks to complete the application pro...
February 11, 2021
ACEs Aware is hosting a webinar to share how training and resources to treat toxic stress can equip providers with the ...
February 10, 2021
Amidst growing concerns surrounding the program’s rollout, CMA has urged DHCS to once again delay the implementation o...
February 09, 2021
Physicians will learn how to build a strategy to incorporate telehealth into their practices, both during and after the...
Effective January 1, 2021, refugees, asylum seekers and holders of special immigrant visas may now seek expedited licen...
February 08, 2021
The 2021 application cycle for the CalHealthCares loan repayment program closes this Friday. Interested individuals mus...
February 05, 2021
Join us to hear from Bechara Choucair, M.D., White House Vaccinations Coordinator, with national updates for vaccine ro...
February 04, 2021
Health organizations in California are joining together in an unprecedented effort to vaccinate their members and the g...
February 02, 2021
The Federation of State Medical Boards and National Board of Medical Examiners, co-sponsors of the United States Medica...
AMA and the COVID Collaborative are hosing hosting a Fireside Chat with Anthony Fauci, M.D., on February 9 from 9:00 - ...
As of January 1, 2021, all security prescription forms are required to have a uniquely serialized number, a correspondi...
CMA has published a Telehealth Resource Center, which compiles the best available resources to help physicians implemen...
DCA has extended a waiver that gives trainees in California postgraduate medical education training programs more time ...
February 01, 2021
CMA is hosting a webinar to help physicians understand the components of this new rule and steps they should take to co...
CMA is seeking nominations for physicians to serve as delegates to the AMA House of Delegates.
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted its 2020 Independent Bill Review (IBR) Report, summar...
Covered California has announced that it will establish a new special-enrollment period beginning February 1, 2021, t...
January 29, 2021
CMA has published a toolkit to provide answers to frequently asked physician questions about the COVID-19 vaccine rollo...
January 27, 2021
Gov. Newsom signed an executive orderthat will make it easier for physicians and other health care professionals to adm...
January 26, 2021
CMA will host its 47th Annual Legislative Advocacy Conference the week of April 5-9, 2021. Attendees will have the oppo...
DHCS on Monday announced its systems have been updated and are now able to process claims for COVID-19 vaccine administ...
The tenth installment of CMA’s Telehealth Webinar Series for Small and Medium Sized Practices “Engaging Patients in Tel...