Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 Worker Retention Payments
California is stabilizing and retaining the state's health care workforce - while continuing to manage the COVID-19 pandemic - through issuing worker retention payments. These payments are the result of legislation (see section 37) signed on June 30, 2022 by Governor Newsom. As a result, many workers and physicians in qualifying facilities will be eligible to receive a retention payment if they:
- Were employed at least part-time during the qualifying work period of July 30, 2022 through October 28, 2022.
- Are independent physicians or physicians that are part of Physician Group Entities (PGEs) who provided onsite services during the same qualifying work period of July 30, 2022 through October 28, 2022.
- Are employed by Covered Entities (CEs) or Covered Services Employers (CSEs) or who is a physician who continues to provide onsite services as of the date of record, November 28, 2022.
**For information about the Clinic Workforce Stabilization Retention Payments, please visit the DHCS webpage.
Registration and Application Process for CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians - NOW CLOSED
- October 21, 2022 – December 23, 2022: CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians registration process
This registration period has closed. Entities must have first successfully registered with DHCS to apply on behalf of eligible, direct employees. - November 29, 2022 – January 6, 2023: CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians application process
This application period has closed. All successfully registered CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians received a link to the application in the email provided at registration. - March and April 2023: Payments sent to CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians
DHCS issued payments directly to approved CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians on March 28, March 30, and April 5. Approved CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians receiving funding must issue payments to approved employees within 60 days of receipt of funds. CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians who were approved to receive funds but have yet to receive them via USPS, please email DHCS at wrp@dhcs.ca.gov. Payment requirements and post-payment required attestation and reporting can be found in the Program Information & Guidance section below.
CEs, CSEs, PGEs, and Independent Physicians with questions about the payment detail report and/or amounts received may email DHCS at wrp@dhcs.ca.gov. All supplemental applications to correct prior submissions must be received no later than June 9, 2023.
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Program Information & Guidance
