CSAP News

Legislation

Government Affairs Committee  The CSAP Government Affairs Committee (GAC) and Board met last night. The GAC recommended, and the Board concurred on the following actions:  -CSAP will join the CMA and others to file an amicus to uphold the longstanding prohibition against

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CMA

CMA and AMA Urge Court to Protect Patient Safety and Uphold Long-Standing Prohibition Against Non-Physicians’ Use of “Doctor” The California Medical Association (CMA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have filed a joint amicus curiae brief defending California’s long-standing law

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Homelessness 

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) has conducted the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH). The CASPEH is the largest representative study of homelessness conducted in California and the largest representative

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Pharmacy Errors

Pharmacies fight to keep errors secret – State board estimates there are 5 million a year. The industry opposes a bill that targets the problem.

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Coordinated Specialty Care

CMS recently finalized a HCPCS code for CSC through Medicare’s fee schedule, which we believe will make a big difference in public and private insurer willingness to bill for the full set of services provided in the CSC model. Though

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Psychodelics

SB 58 (Wiener), has passed the legislature and is heading to the Governor’s desk. SB 58 would, on and after January 1, 2025, make lawful the possession, preparation, obtaining, or transportation of, specified quantities of psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine, and mescaline,

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