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23-162 Stay Compliant with CCHCS Exemption from the End of Life Option Act
Health Net·CA · Palliative Care, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine +1 more·Provider News
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Jun 20, 2026
Summary
California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) providers are prohibited from participating in the End of Life Option Act and cannot prescribe aid-in-dying medications to inmates. This applies to all providers working with CCHCS facilities or under contract with CDCR, though palliative care and hospice services remain available.
Action Required
Immediately: Providers working with CCHCS facilities must ensure they do not prescribe or facilitate aid-in-dying medications under the End of Life Option Act for inmate patients. Continue providing standard palliative care, hospice care, and counseling services. Contact PHCPN Provider Services Center at 877-899-0561 with questions.