On December 16, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved revisions to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which were implemented November 2020 and revised in June 2021. The ETS updates amend employer requirements for…
California Senate Bill 501, signed by the Governor in 2018 and scheduled to become effective January 1, 2022, requires significant change to permitting of general anesthesia (GA), conscious sedation (CS), and oral conscious sedation (OCS) for minors in the…
We want to wish all of our clients, vendors, coworkers, families, and friends a wonderful and peaceful holiday season and prosperous, COVID-free New Year. From all of us at OSHA Review, Inc., thank you so much for your support. We…
This week saw a flurry of national regulatory activity with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. OSHA Suspends the Vaccine Mandate Following a November 12th court order, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)suspended the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on…
Since April 2020, dental healthcare personnel (DHCP) have had to adopt new infection prevention and control practices in their dental practices to minimize the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A big adjustment is the new requirement for…
OSHA Review, Inc. has received multiple inquiries in recent weeks about the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH’s) State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021. As our blog article detailing the Public Health Officer Order states, all healthcare…
Back in March 2020, in response to hand sanitizer shortage at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued temporary policies allowing certain entities without FDA approval to prepare alcohol-based (ethanol) hand sanitizers for…
The Dental Board of California (DBC) recently sent out an email reminder to licensees, reminding them that “beginning January 1, 2022, all prescriptions issued by a licensed healthcare practitioner to a California pharmacy must be submitted electronically.” Under Assembly Bill…
With fall already here, it is that time of year again… time for seasonal flu shots. Both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are encouraging the public to get…
Guidance on Infection Control in Healthcare Settings (Includes Dentistry) On September 10, 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus (COVID-19) to streamline and consolidate existing infection control…
