Compliance Sweep · Aug 30, 2026

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California imposes a home health agency licensure moratorium under Senate Bill 164, with pending applicant responses due October 9, 2026 and management personnel filings due March 31, 2027

CDPH’s August 27 letter explains the home health agency licensing moratorium and its limited exceptions. Pending applicants face an October 9 response deadline; licensed agencies also have separate management-personnel submissions and ownership controls to address.

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Federal independent dispute resolution rule corrected, payment determination text restored and applied back to August 3

The August 28 federal IDR correction restores omitted payment-determination text and repairs cross-references. It applies from August 3, so dispute procedures based on the earlier publication need comparison with the restored language.

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HHS asks whether the federal vaccine recommendation categories should change, comments close September 20

HHS is seeking input on federal vaccine-recommendation categories through September 20. The RFI asks about evidence, shared decision-making and the effects of category labels, while expressly leaving existing recommendations, coverage and program obligations unchanged.

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Compliance Sweep · Aug 30, 2026

California imposes a home health agency licensure moratorium under Senate Bill 164, with pending applicant responses due October 9, 2026 and management personnel filings due March 31, 2027

Federal independent dispute resolution rule corrected, payment determination text restored and applied back to August 3

HHS asks whether the federal vaccine recommendation categories should change, comments close September 20

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California imposes a home health agency licensure moratorium under Senate Bill 164, with pending applicant responses due October 9, 2026 and management personnel filings due March 31, 2027

DMHC issues four letters of agreement totaling $331,000 against California health plans

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