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California Department of State Hospitals. CONREP; California Office of Health Information Integrity (CalOHII) California Office of Law Enforcement Support; California Office of the Patient Advocate - originally created in 2000, it conducts consumer education, provides quality of care scorecards, and reports on consumer questions and complaints ...
The Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) is the California government cabinet-level agency that assists and educates consumers regarding the licensing, regulation, and enforcement of professionals and businesses. [3]
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is the state department responsible for public health in California. It is a subdivision of the California Health and Human Services Agency . It enforces some of the laws in the California Health and Safety Codes , notably the licensing of some types of healthcare facilities.
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is a department within the California Health and Human Services Agency that finances and administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including Medi-Cal, which provides health care services to low-income people.
The Hazardous Waste Control Act of 1972 [3] established legal standards for hazardous waste. Accordingly, in 1972, the Department of Health Services (now called the California Health and Human Services Agency) created a hazardous waste management unit, staffing it in 1973 with five employees concerned primarily with developing regulations and setting fees for the disposal of hazardous waste.
Consumer protection in California began with the passage of the Medical Practice Act of 1876. The Act was designed to regulate the State's medical professionals, who up to that point had operated virtually unchecked. However, an actual government agency with the legal authority to enforce the Act was not created until 1878.
Administrative costs. About 25% of U.S. healthcare costs relate to administrative costs (e.g., billing and payment, as opposed to direct provision of services, supplies and medicine) versus 10-15% in other countries. For example, Duke University Hospital had 900 hospital beds but 1,300 billing clerks.
Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA) Equalization, Board of (BOE) Exposition & State Fair, California (CAL EXPO) Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Film Commission, California (CFC) Finance, Department of (DOF) Financial Protection and Innovation, California Department of (DBO) Financing Coordinating Committee, California