- A new law was put into effect on July 1st, 2019 mandating that hospital must have a D/C plan for homeless patients.
- Homeless must be provided a meal, clothes, medication and transportation upon D/C. - The hospital must maintain a log of where the homeless patients are transported to upon D/C as well - The goal is to prevent homeless patients from being “dumped” at a shelter that isn’t willing to take them. Read More HERE.
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Our fundraising director coordinated a yard sale to raise funds for the NUSNA organization. We had great member participation in donating clothes, home items, etc. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in another successful fundraising event. Follow along on Instagram to stay in the loop on upcoming fundraising events for Fresno NUSNA.
California passed bills 1751, 1752 and 1753 in 2018 to help fight the opioid epidemic. These bills aim to decrease overprescription and abuse of opioids. Drug prescription data is now shared across jurisdictions on Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation Systems (CURES). Other bills AB 2487 and 2789 require physicians to undergo training on opioid dependency and send electronic prescriptions to avoid counterfeit prescriptions.
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