Research Tools

The links and resources below are provided to assist CSHA members. CSHA does not endorse or recommend any Web sites or organizations associated therewith.

Legal Research:

• Search engine: www.Findlaw.com
• Search engine: www.medsite.com
• California Code of Regulations - www.oal.ca.gov
• Code of Federal Regulations - www.gpoaccess.gov

California Government Agencies:

• Board of Registered Nursing - www.rn.ca.gov
• Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians - www.bvnpt.ca.gov
• California Attorney General, Department of Justice - www.ag.ca.gov
• California Department of Consumer Affairs - www.dca.ca.gov
• California Department of Health Care Services - www.dhcs.ca.gov
• California Department of Public Health - www.cdph.ca.gov
• California Health and Human Services Agency - www.chhs.ca.gov
• California Health Facilities Financing Authority - www.treasurer.ca.gov/chffa/chffa.htm
• California Legislative Analyst - www.lao.ca.gov
• California Office of Administrative Law - www.oal.ca.gov
• Department of Aging - www.aging.ca.gov
• Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs - www.adp.ca.gov
• Department of Developmental Services - www.dds.ca.gov
• Department of Insurance - www.insurance.ca.gov
• Department of Managed Health Care - www.hmohelp.ca.gov
• Department of Mental Health - www.dmh.ca.gov
• Department of Rehabilitation - www.dor.ca.gov
• Department of Social Services - www.dss.cahwnet.gov
• Emergency Medical Services Authority - www.emsa.ca.gov
• Governor’s Office of Emergency Services - www.oes.ca.gov
• Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development - www.oshpd.ca.gov
• Medical Board of California - www.caldocinfo.ca.gov
• State Bar of California - www.calbar.ca.gov
• State of California - www.ca.gov
• California Legislative Counsel - www.leginfo.ca.gov

Federal Government Agencies:

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - www.cms.gov
• Office of Inspector General for Health & Human Services - www.oig.hhs.gov
• Code of Federal Regulations - www.gpoaccess.gov
• Department of Health & Human Services - www.hhs.gov
• Federal Trade Commission - www.ftc.gov
• Department of Labor - www.dol.gov

Trade Associations:

• American Bar Association - www.abanet.org
• American Bar Association Health Law Section - www.abanet.org/health/home.html
• American College of Healthcare Executives - www.ache.org
• American Health Information Management Association - www.ahima.org
• American Hospital Association - www.aha.org
• American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org
• American Health Information Management Association - www.ahima.org
• American Health Lawyers Association - www.healthlawyers.org
• American Medical Group Association - www.amga.org
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management - www.ashrm.org
• California Association of Health Facilities - www.cahf.org
• California Association of Health Plans - www.calhealthplans.org
• California Hospital Association - www.calhealth.org
• California Medical Association - www.cmanet.org
• Federation of American Hospitals - www.americashospitals.com
• Healthcare Finance Management Association - www.hfma.org
• Health Care Compliance Association - www.hcca-info.org
• Medical Group Management Association - www.mgma.org
• The Joint Commission - www.jointcommission.org

Other:

• California Healthcare Foundation - www.chcf.org
• The California Endowment - www.calendow.org
• National Health Policy Forum - www.nhpf.org
• Rand Health - www.rand.org/health
• Law Libraries Listing - www.justlawlinks.com/LIBRARY/index-library.htm
• Law Journals Listing - www.lawreview.org