California Hospices: Compliance Can't Wait! A Practical Tool to Navigate the New Emergency Regulations

Written By Annette Lee

As every California hospice leader now knows, the June 22, 2026 CDPH Emergency Hospice Regulations represent the most significant overhaul of state hospice requirements in decades. While the regulations are comprehensive, they are also highly operational, requiring agencies to revise policies, redesign workflows, educate staff, and implement new compliance processes immediately. These regulations are effective now, and surveyors will expect agencies to demonstrate compliance—not simply a plan to comply.

To help hospices move from reading the regulations to implementing them, we've developed the California CDPH Regulation Highlights by Section—a practical cue card guide that translates each regulatory section into clear operational expectations. (Preview and download below.) Don't let 600+ lines of regulations become 600+ compliance questions. This tool simplifies the new regulations into practical, actionable guidance so your leadership team can focus on implementation—not interpretation. If you haven't started your compliance review, the time is now.

P.S. Check out the CAHSAH 8-part webinar series, if you haven't already!

Download the Regulation Tool Here!
Annette Lee

Founder Annette Lee built Provider Insights to give home health and hospice providers peace of mind. She’s had decades of experience at CMS and provided many years of consultancy services—including contracting as a Medicare Administrator with MAC.

She speaks Medicare-ese fluently and knows how to make the most complicated rules make sense for patient-centered providers who don’t have the time to dissect every rule. Agencies that work with Provider Insights can rest assured they’re fully compliant with the regulations that are in place today. And they’ll stay compliant when those regulations change tomorrow.

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