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Centralized Applications Branch (CAB) Contact Page

The Centralized Applications Branch (CAB) provides standardization and consistency of state licensing and certification throughout the application process. CAB reviews, analyzes, and evaluates requests for facility licensure and/or certification, as well as processes other license-associated transactions submitted by facility providers for approval.​

For provider inquiries regarding a facility application please contact the relevant application unit. ā€‹

For application status requests, please include the following in your email:

  • Name of Facility or Agency
  • License or Facility/Agency # (if applicable)
  • Address
  • Facility or Provider Type
  • Date Documentation Sent
  • Contact Number​​​​​​​​​​​​

Home Health Agency (HHA)/Hospice Section 

​Unit​

​​Contact Information

Hospice (Initial/CHOW) Unit
Contact: CABHospice@cdph.ca.gov​​

For inquiries regarding Initial, Change of Ownership (CHOW), and License-Suspension Reinstatement (LSR) applications for Hospice facilities.

​​Hospice ROC Unit
Contact: CABHospiceReportOfChanges@cdph.ca.gov

​For inquiries regarding all other report of change applications not mentioned​ above for all ​Hospice facilities.​

HHA (Initial/CHOW) Unit
Contact: CABHHA@cdph.ca.gov

For inquiries regarding Initial, Change of Ownership (CHOW), and License-Suspension Reinstatement (LSR) applications for HHA facilities.​

​HHA ROC Unit
Contact: CABHHA-ReportofChanges@cdph.ca.gov​​
For inquiries regarding all other report of change applications not mentioned above for all HHA facilities.

Long Term Care (LTC) Section

​Unit

Contact Information

SNF (Initial/CHOW) Unit
Contact: CABLTC@cdph.ca.gov

For inquiries regarding Initial, Change of Ownership (CHOW), and License-Suspension Reinstatement (LSR) applications for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF's), Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF's) and Management Companies.

​ADHC/CLHF (Initial/CHOW) Unit
Contact: CABLTC@cdp​​h.ca.gov

For Inquiries regarding Initial, Change of Ownership (CHOW), and License-Suspension Reinstatement (LSR) applications for multiple facilities including the following: ADHC CLHF, ICF-DD, ICF-DDH, ICF-DDN, Pediatric Day Health & Respite Care Facility (PDHRC), and Referral Agency (REFRLAG) facilities.

​LTC ROC Unit
Contact: CABLTC@cdp​​h.ca.gov
For inquiries regarding all other report of change applications not mentioned above for all long term care facility types.


​Non-Long Term Care (NLTC) Section

Unit

Contact Information ​

Clinic (Initial/CHOW) Unit
Contact: CABClinics@cdph.ca.gov

For inquiries regarding Initial, Change of Ownership (CHOW), and License-Suspension Reinstatement (LSR) applications for Alternative Birthing Centers (ABC), Chronic Dialysis Clinics (CDC), Correctional Treatment Centers (CTC), Primary Care Clinics (PCC), Psychology Clinics (PSYCHC), Rehabilitation Clinics (REHABC), Surgical Clinics (SURGC), Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC), End Stage Renal Dialysis Clinics (ESRD), Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORF), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC), Outpatient Physical Therapy/Speech-Language Pathology Services (OPT/SP) and their extension locations, and Rural Health Clinics (RHC) facilities.

Additional types of Initial/CHOW applications includes PCC-Affiliate, PCC-Affiliate Mobile, PCC-Consolidated, and PCC-Mobile clinics.

​GACH Unit
Contact: CABHospitals@cdph.ca.gov 

For Inquiries regarding Initial, Change of Ownership (CHOW), Change of Bed (CHOB), Change of Location (CHOL), Change of Name (CHON), Change of Service (CHOS), Change of Management Company (CHMC) and License-Suspension Reinstatement (LSR) applications for Acute Psychiatric Hospitals (APH), Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals (CDRH), General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH), Outpatient Service – Rural Health Clinics (RHC/OP) and Distinct Part (D/P) facilities.

N​LTC ROC Unit
Contact: CABNLTC@cdph.ca.gov​
For inquiries regarding all other report of change applications not mentioned above for all non-long term care facility types and PCC-Intermittent Conversion notifications.



CAB Administration (CABA) Section

Unit​

​Contact Information​

Provider Licensing Unit
Contact: CHCQCABLicensing@cdph.ca.gov
For inquiries regarding annual/bi-annual license renewals, renewed (2nd) provisional licenses, bed/license suspension extensions, and facility closures.
​Provider Certification Unit
Contact: PCU@cdph.ca.gov​
For inquiries regarding Medi-Cal enrollment status or changes to existing​ Medi-Cal status including termination.

General Contact Information

Centralized Applications Branch

Contact email: CAB@cdph.ca.gov
Phone number: (916) 552-8632
For all general inquiries​.

​​​*Providers may use this contact to request a copy of their license (including renewal licenses).
L&C District Offices​​

Please visit the following page for District​ Office​​​ for contact information​.

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