CSAP News

CARE Court

The Judicial Council has released “Rules and Forms: Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act (Proposal W23-10)”. The public comment period on the proposal runs from December 14, 2022, until January 27, 2023. https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/w23-10.pdf   It does appear that there will be “clean

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Prescribing Issues

Are you and your patients experiencing problems filling prescriptions for controlled substances?? Members from across the state are reporting difficulty filling prescriptions for controlled substances. While there are known shortages of some medications, the issue seems to be creeping outward such that patients

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Will This Death Force Change?

“BRITNEY SPEARS CAN BE CONSERVED, AND MARK RIPPEE CANNOT?” The memorial of Mark Rippee, a blind, mentally ill homeless man, was held last week in Solano County. Mark died homeless in his hometown on November 29. It was noted by a Sacramento

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LA County Accelerates CARE Court Implementation

Today, Los Angeles County moved to accelerate its implementation of CARE Court, the state’s new framework to deliver mental health and substance use disorder services to Californians suffering from severe mental health disorders. The County is working to implement the

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2023-24 State Budget 

The Governor announced his 2023-24 proposed state budget this week. His plan avoids touching California’s $28 billion rainy-day reserves by balancing the budget through a combination of funding delays ($7.4 billion), reductions ($5.7 billion), fund shifts ($4.3 billion), trigger reductions ($3.9 billion)

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New Laws Affecting Physicians in 2023

This one-hour webinar will discuss the new 2023 laws that are affecting physicians and their practices, highlight pending health legislation and explain CMA’s legal resources available to members. Register here. 

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