CMA Resources
Need Help in Getting Your Claims Paid? Call CMA's Center for Economic Services (CES) Reimbursement Help-Line at 888-401-5911.
CMA's Regulations Quick List provides a summary and current status of significant regulations followed by CMA's Center for Medical & Regulatory Policy. The Quick List is circulated regularly on a monthly basis or more frequently, as needed. For more information on a specific regulatory package, please contact the appropriate CMA staff member identified at the end of each regulation summary by email or by calling 916/444-5532. Click here to view the May 3, 2012 list.
California Physician Legal Handbook (CPLH): Updated annually and offers volumes of comprehensive legal information including current laws, regulations and court decisions related to medical practice. Available for purchase in print or CD. Contact the CMA Member Help Line 800-786-4262 to purchase your copy.
Medical Legal Library: An online library with over 4,500 pages of up-to-date legal information on a variety of subjects of everyday importance to practicing physicians. Free to CMA members ($2 per page for nonmembers). Accessible online in the resource library or by calling CMA's member help center, 800-786-4262.
CMA Legal Help Line: Provides immediate assistance to physicians with questions on human resource, medical, regulatory or legal issues. This service is free to CMA members (not available to nonmembers). For assistance, call CMA's member help center, 800-786-4262.
CMA Practice Resources (CPR) Bulletin: A free monthly e-mail bulletin from CMA's Center for Economic Services. This bulletin is full of tips and tools to help physicians and their office staff improve practice efficiency and viability. Members and their staff may sign up to receive this bulletin. Click here to view the May 2012 issue.
CMA Legal Affairs Case List: A summary and current status of pending litigation filed to influence health policy in which the California Medical Association was a party or filed a brief as amicus curiae, or "friend of the court." The Case List is circulated regularly on a monthly basis. Changes to case status occurring within the last month are highlighted in RED. For more information on a specific case, please contact the appropriate staff member identified at the end of each litigation summary by e-mail or by calling 916-444-5532. Click here to view May 2012 Legal Affairs Case List.
