California Wage Rules Could Drive Up Urgent Care Labor Costs Overall

California Wage Rules Could Drive Up Urgent Care Labor Costs Overall

Starting July 1, healthcare organizations in California will begin paying employees according to new minimum wage rules under legislation signed into law in 2024. And for urgent care, the facility type makes a difference. Urgent cares affiliated with community clinics or rural health clinics must raise the minimum hourly pay from $21 to $22. For most urgent cares, however—operators that fall into the “all other covered healthcare facilities” category in the law—the minimum hourly pay …

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State Legislation Could Impact Urgent Care Facilities

State Legislation Could Impact Urgent Care Facilities

Alan Ayers, MBA, MAcc Urgent Message:  Legislation for the licensure of urgent care centers has been enacted or proposed in 4 states for 2025, creating state administrative offices that can further define rules affecting operations. Citation: Ayers AA. State Legislation Could Impact Urgent Care Facilities. J Urgent Care Med. 2025; 19(7):43-45 Several states have recently proposed rules calling for the regulation of urgent care centers. While most of the bills have a long journey ahead …

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