Recommendations for Non-Emergency Transportation of SNF Residents 

September 15, 2020

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CDPH has issued AFL 20-70, which recommends that skilled-nursing facilities coordinate with their non-emergency medical transportation and non-medical transportation providers, in accordance with the Department of Health Care Services guidance.

Next CDPH Call for Health Care Facilities: Sept. 22, 8-9 a.m. (PT)
Dial: (844) 721-7239
Passcode: 7993227

Summary of Sept. 15 CDPH Call
CDPH has provided a summary of its most recent weekly call with health care facilities.

Upcoming CMS Calls
CMS will host its Lessons from the Front Lines call on Friday — a joint effort between CMS Administrator Seema Verma, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Physicians and other clinicians are invited to share their experiences, ideas, strategies, and insights with one another related to their COVID-19 response. CMS will also host five other calls next week. Details are as follows:

  • Lessons from the Front Lines: Sept. 18 at 9:30 a.m. (PT)
    Dial: (833) 614-0820
    Passcode: 4446447
    Audio Webcast
  • Hospitals: Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. (PT)
    Dial: (833) 614-0820
    Passcode: 2409459
    Audio webcast
  • Home Health & Hospice: Sept. 22 at noon (PT)
    Dial: (833) 614-0820
    Passcode: 1169237
    Audio webcast
  • Nursing Homes: Sept. 23 at 1:30 p.m. (PT)
    Dial: (833) 614-0820
    Passcode: 5839938
    Audio webcast
     
  • Dialysis Organizations: Sept. 23 at 2:30 p.m. (PT)
    Dial: (833) 614-0820
    Passcode: 7026727
    Audio webcast
  • Nurses: Sept. 24 at noon (PT)
    Dial: (833) 614-0820
    Passcode: 5872398
    Audio webcast