The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a new All Facilities Letter announcing the phased launch of a new online application for conducting surveys and investigations. Starting August 7, 2020, CDPH will use the Risk and Safety Solutions (RSS) Inspect to conduct COVID-19 Mitigation Surveys and submit Statements of Deficiencies to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Facility-authorized users can access their Statements of Deficiencies and submit their plans of correction (POCs) in the RSS Inspect website. The new online system will initially be used in SNFs, with plans to roll out to other healthcare facility types that CDPH licenses. Facilities may authorize up to three users to view and download Statements of Deficiencies, submit electronic POCs, and access compliance analytics for their facility. CDPH will not upload past compliance history, but the application will enable users to search for and view all inspections conducted for their facility within the system. Training resources are available for creating an RSS account and using the application.

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