​Effective September 13, 2023, the deadline for CDPH to adopt emergency regulations to implement recommendations in the California State Auditor Report 2021-123 on California Hospice Licensure and Oversight (March 29, 2022) report, is extended to January 1, 2025.

The current moratorium on new hospice agency licenses is also extended until the date of adoption of the emergency regulations.

For specific details on the moratorium or emergency regulations, please refer to the following documents:

• AFL 22-28 Assembly Bill (AB) 2673 - Expansion of Hospice Agency Licensure Requirements, Oversight, and Enforcement
• Assembly Bill (AB) 2673 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (PDF)
  
• AFL 21-53 Senate Bill (SB) 664 – Hospice Licensure: Moratorium on New Licenses 
  

For questions concerning the licensure moratorium, please email CDPH's Center for Health Care Quality (CHCQ), Centralized Applications Branch (CAB) at CABHospice@cdph.ca.gov.

For questions concerning emergency regulations, please email CHCQ's Regulation Development Section at CHCQRegulations@cdph.ca.gov.

CDPH's failure to expressly notify facilities of statutory or regulatory requirements does not relieve facilities of their responsibility for following all laws and regulations. Facilities should refer to the full text of all applicable sections of HSC and the California Code of Regulations to ensure compliance.

Sincerely,

Original signed by Cassie Dunham

Cassie Dunham

Deputy Director

Resources:

• AFL 22-28 Assembly Bill (AB) 2673 - Expansion of Hospice Agency Licensure Requirements, Oversight, and Enforcement
• Assembly Bill (AB) 2673 Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• AFL 21-53 Senate Bill (SB) 664 – Hospice Licensure: Moratorium on New Licenses 
• California State Auditor Report 2021-123: California Hospice Licensure and Oversight (PDF)​