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All Facilities Letters - 2024

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*All Facilities Letters are listed in ascending order by release date, with updated AFLs listed directly after their original version

Bulletin NumberFacility Type AffectedSubjectRelease Date
AFL 24-01
Home Health Agencies (HHAs)

Program Flexibility for HHA Nursing Experience Requirementsā€‹

01/03/2024ā€‹
ā€‹AFL 24-02 

ā€‹Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
ā€‹Annual Announcement: Online Application Period for Patient Needs Waiver (PNW) and Workforce Shortage Waiver (WSW)ā€‹
ā€‹01/16/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-03 

ā€‹All Facilities

ā€‹Assembly Bill (AB) 352 ā€“ Health Information Disclosuresā€‹

ā€‹01/16/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-04 

ā€‹All Facilities
ā€‹Assembly Bill (AB) 1707 (Chapter 258, Statutes of 2023):
Health Professionals and Facilities Adverse Actions Based on Another Stateā€™s Law
ā€‹01/16/2024
AFL 24-05 

ā€‹Primary Care Clinics (PCCs)
Intermittent Clinics
Specialty Clinics ā€‹

ā€‹Senate Bill (SB) 779: Primary Care Clinic Data Modernization Actā€‹

ā€‹01/16/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-06 

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH)
Special Hospitals (SH)
Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
Congregate Living Health Facilities (CHLF)
Hospice Facilities (HOFA)
Home Health Agencies (HHAs)
ā€‹Senate Bill (SB) 302 ā€“ Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act 
ā€‹01/17/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-07 

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs)
Hospicesā€‹ā€‹
ā€‹Assembly Bill (AB) 48 - Nursing Facility Resident Informed Consent Protection Act of 2023ā€‹
ā€‹02/28/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-08 

ā€‹ā€‹Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs)ā€‹
ā€‹Updated Information on Family Council Requirements to Include AB 979 ā€“ Long-Term Care Family Councils
ā€‹02/28/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-09 

ā€‹Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCs)
ā€‹Assembly Bill (AB) 1417 - Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Mandated Reportingā€‹
ā€‹02/28/2024
AFL 24-10ā€‹ 
ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹Hospice Agencies
ā€‹ā€‹Senate Bill (SB) 137: Health Omnibus Trailer Bill
ā€‹02/28/2024

ā€‹AFL 24-11 

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals (GACHs)
ā€‹Notice of Petition Hearing Regarding Medical Staff Membership P-23-002ā€‹

ā€‹04/15/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-12ā€‹ 

ā€‹Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCs)ā€‹
ā€‹Notice of Public Comment Period for Temporary Management Regulations (DPH-11-017)ā€‹

ā€‹04/15/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-13ā€‹ 

ā€‹All Facilities
ā€‹Hot Summer Weather Advisory
ā€‹06/03/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-14 

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals (GACHs)
ā€‹Notice of Stakeholder Meeting for Burn Center Regulations
ā€‹06/03/2024
ā€‹ā€‹AFL 24-15ā€‹ 
(Supersedes AFL 22-21)
ā€‹Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH) with a SNF Distinct Part (D/P)

ā€‹Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)


ā€‹06/13/2024
ā€‹ā€‹AFL 24-16 

ā€‹All Health Facilities
ā€‹Health Care Facility License Fee Notifications and the Annual Budget Act Process

ā€‹06/19/2024
ā€‹ā€‹AFL 24-17ā€‹ 

ā€‹All Facilities
ā€‹Excessive Heat Warning Alert
ā€‹07/02/2024
ā€‹ā€‹AFL 24-18ā€‹ 

ā€‹All Health Facilities

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Health Care Facility License Fee Scheduleā€‹

ā€‹07/02/2024
AFL 24-19ā€‹ 

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals
ā€‹Notice of Public Comment Period for General Acute Care Hospitals: Clinical Laboratory, Pharmaceutical, and Dietetic Service Regulations (DPH-07-011)
ā€‹07/26/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-20ā€‹ 

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals

ā€‹Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Clinical Laboratory, Dietetic, and Pharmaceutical Services ā€“ DPH-07-011ā€‹

ā€‹08/28/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-21 

ā€‹All Facilities

ā€‹Solicitation of Input for Regulations Governing Criminal Record Clearances for Certified Nurse Assistants and Home Health Aidesā€‹

ā€‹09/03/2024
ā€‹AFL 24-22ā€‹ 

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals
ā€‹Reminder of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Requirements
ā€‹09/06/2024
ā€‹ā€‹AFL 24-23 

ā€‹All Facilities

ā€‹New Online Submission System for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Home Health Aide (HHA) Initial Certification Applicationsā€‹

ā€‹09/26/2024
ā€‹ā€‹AFL 24-24ā€‹ 

ā€‹All Facilities

ā€‹Intravenous (IV) Solution Shortage due to Hurricane Heleneā€‹


ā€‹10/09/2024ā€‹
ā€‹AFL 24-25ā€‹ 

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals (GACHs)
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)

ā€‹National Hospital Data Reporting

ā€‹11/20/2024
ā€‹ā€‹AFL 24-26ā€‹ - NEW

ā€‹General Acute Care Hospitals (GACHs)
ā€‹Notice of Petition Hearing Regarding Medical Staff Membership P-24-02ā€‹
ā€‹12/20/2024
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