December 17, 2021
CMA President Robert E. Wailes, M.D., issued the following statement
December 22, 2020
CMA has published frequently asked questions (FAQ) about these Cal/OSHA emergency temporary standards and their applica...
April 02, 2020
According to the Medical Board of California, there have been reports of a few prescribers wrongfully hoarding and pres...
April 01, 2020
The Medical Board of California is working closely with DCA to determine what licensing requirement waivers would best ...
December 11, 2019
In August 2019, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued its final telehealth policy.
January 18, 2019
The California Medical Association (CMA) online health law library contains nearly 5,000 pages of up-to-date legal in...
January 03, 2019
CMA is encouraging physicians to review the recommendations and provide comments on whether they believe that the propo...
March 30, 2018
Despite a California law passed in 2000 to address widespread payment abuses by health care service plans, many payors ...
March 26, 2018
The Medical Board of California is looking for physicians interested in becoming expert reviewers. Experts assist the b...
March 19, 2018
Seniors in California are being targeted by a new Medicare card phone scam. Medicare beneficiaries are getting calls fr...
February 16, 2018
The California Medical Association (CMA) has filed an amicus brief in support of two neonatologists who lost their priv...
January 08, 2018
CMA On-Call, the California Medical Association's (CMA) online health law library, is fully updated for 2018. One of CMA...
California regulations regarding retention of medical records in a physician’s office are a perennial hot topic in the ...
January 03, 2018
The California Legislature had an active year, passing many new laws affecting health care—with a strong focus on healt...
December 14, 2017
The California Medical Association (CMA) has received numerous calls from physicians whose prescriptions are being turn...
November 02, 2017
The bill passed 307-11,1 with 76 Democrats joining the Republicans to make it a bipartisan vote.
September 29, 2017
Governor Brown signed a bill (AB 658) on Sept. 28 that suspends the state's clinical laboratory license renewal fees fo...
September 20, 2017
The filing came just two days before closing arguments were scheduled in the case, Tulare Regional Medical Center Medi...
September 18, 2017
California physicians are overwhelmed with unnecessary, burdensome regulations that take time and resources away from p...
August 18, 2017
The Medical Board of California is seeking input as it develops its strategic plan for the upcoming years. Physicians h...
July 09, 2017
On July 2, the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) joined a coalition of plaintiffs, including three Los Ang...
June 26, 2017
In 2015, the legislature passed and the governor signed into law a series of bills to create a licensing and regulatory...
June 23, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would make changes in the second y...
June 21, 2017
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is currently transitioning Child Health and Disability Preventi...
June 09, 2017
CMA On-Call, the California Medical Association (CMA) online health law library, has been updated with 2017 content. One...
May 18, 2017
The California Court of Appeal issued an opinion in BC v. Contra Costa County, addressing the issue of determining fu...
May 01, 2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a final rule that bans the use of powdered medical gloves. T...
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