Report 2021-123 Recommendation Responses
Report 2021-123: California Hospice Licensure and Oversight: The State's Weak Oversight of Hospice Agencies Has Created Opportunities for Large-Scale Fraud and Abuse (Release Date: March 2022)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that all licensed hospice agencies comply with Public Health's newly adopted regulations, the Legislature should revise state law to require Public Health to conduct a license renewal for all currently licensed hospice agencies within two years after the regulations are adopted. It should also revise state law to require Public Health to perform license renewal inspections for all licensed hospice agencies periodically. If it performs them at least every 18 months, every other cycle will coincide with Medicare recertification inspections, which are required at least every 36 months.
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature did not take action in the 2021-2022 Legislative Session to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: January 2023