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Healthcare policy decision calendar

The dates on which something is actually decided: hearings, votes, comment deadlines, effective dates, board meetings, rulemaking milestones. Future dates run nearest first. Concluded windows move below — they are preserved, not deleted. Scheduled events only; predictions live at Forecasts.

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Upcoming decision points, ascending by date. Derived from data/deadlines.json; a passed date moves to the concluded table and its record changes state — it is never deleted.
Date	Event	What is decided	Where
August 30, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	EMA consults on extending its smoking-cessation guideline to all forms of nicotine dependence	European Union · European Medicines Agency
August 31, 2026	LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE	California Legislature: last day for each house to pass bills (Art. IV §10(c))	California · California State Legislature
August 31, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	CMS CY 2027 Home Health PPS proposed rule: comments close	United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
September 1, 2026	BECOMES EFFECTIVE	Russia: Orders 434н (position nomenclature) and 540н (radiology rules, AI devices) take effect	Russia · Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
September 3, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	TGA consultation on proposed changes to the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code closes source	Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration
September 4, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	TGA consultation on the Required Advisory Statements for Medicine Labels (RASML) closes source	Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration
September 11, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	TGA consultation on adopting 11 international scientific guidelines closes source	Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration
September 14, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule published	United States · CMS
September 14, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	TGA consultation closes: automated decision-making for listed-medicine applications	Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration
September 18, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	CMS draft guidance on manufacturer effectuation of the 2028 maximum fair price	United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
September 28, 2026	ORDER EFFECTIVE	DEA revocation order takes effect (Thomas Earley, D.D.S.; 91 FR 55624)	United States · Drug Enforcement Administration
September 30, 2026	LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE	California: Governor’s deadline to sign or veto bills passed before 1 September	California · Governor of California
September 30, 2026	LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE	California: last day for the Governor to sign or veto qualifying bills	California · Governor of California
October 1, 2026	EVENT	Medi-Cal immigration-status reclassification and community-engagement requirements	California · Department of Health Care Services
October 1, 2026	BECOMES EFFECTIVE	Russia: Order 696н (adult dental-care procedure) takes effect	Russia · Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
October 2, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	TGA consults on releasing more medical-device safety and performance information	Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration
October 2, 2026	LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE	California: bills enacted by this date take effect 1 January 2027 (default)	California · California State Legislature
October 2, 2026	LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE	California: enactment cutoff for the ordinary 1 January 2027 effective date	California · California State Legislature
October 13, 2026	COMMENT DEADLINE	RAPID coverage pathway procedural notice (CMS-3487-NC): comments close	United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
October 19, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	FDA opens a public docket on how it might regulate generative-AI medical devices	United States · FDA — Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Digital Health Center of Excellence
October 19, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	FDA draft guidance on ANDA versus 505(b)(2) applications: comments close	United States · Food and Drug Administration
October 26, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	FDA PFDD chronic-wounds docket closes (FDA-2026-N-5057)	United States · Food and Drug Administration
October 31, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	EMA opens the revision of its overarching biosimilar guideline for comment	European Union · European Medicines Agency
November 8, 2026	EVENT	EO 14420: HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines plans due to the President (90 days from 10 August)	United States · Department of Health and Human Services
December 4, 2026	SYSTEM CHANGE TAKES EFFECT	NPDB merges One-Time Query and Continuous Query into NPDB Query source	United States · National Practitioner Data Bank (HRSA)
January 1, 2027	BECOMES EFFECTIVE	Medi-Cal members with unsatisfactory immigration status move to fee-for-service; provider PAVE enrollment must be approved by this date	California · Department of Health Care Services
January 1, 2027	BECOMES EFFECTIVE	CMS-0057-F: four FHIR APIs required of impacted payers source	United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
January 1, 2027	BECOMES EFFECTIVE	Medi-Cal immigration-status reclassification and community-engagement requirements	California · Department of Health Care Services
January 1, 2027	WOULD TAKE EFFECT IF FINALISED	CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule policies would take effect if finalised source	United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
January 1, 2027	BECOMES OPERATIVE	California AI Transparency Act: large online platform and GenAI hosting duties begin source	California · State of California
March 26, 2027	BECOMES APPLICABLE	European Health Data Space: general date of application; Commission implementing acts due source	European Union · European Union institutions
July 1, 2027	BECOMES EFFECTIVE	Medi-Cal adult dental elimination delayed from 1 July 2026 to 1 July 2027	California · Department of Health Care Services
October 1, 2027	PROPOSED COMPLIANCE DATE	CMS-0062-P proposed compliance date for drug prior-authorization duties (proposal only) source	United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
December 1, 2027	BECOMES APPLICABLE	EU AI Act high-risk obligations apply source	European Union · European Union institutions
December 31, 2027	EXPIRES ABSENT LEGISLATION	Medicare telehealth flexibilities expire absent further legislation source	United States · United States Congress
January 1, 2028	BECOMES OPERATIVE	California AI Transparency Act: capture device manufacturer duties begin source	California · State of California
March 26, 2029	BECOMES APPLICABLE	EHDS: secondary-use rules and cross-border exchange of patient summaries and ePrescriptions apply source	European Union · European Union institutions
March 26, 2031	BECOMES APPLICABLE	EHDS: imaging, laboratory results and discharge reports join the exchange obligation source	European Union · European Union institutions

Concluded · newest first

Windows that have closed, descending by date, with the record they belong to.
Date	Event	What is decided	Where
August 25, 2026	PUBLIC MEETING	FDA patient-focused drug development meeting: nonhealing chronic wounds (hybrid)	United States · Food and Drug Administration
August 21, 2026	BECOMES EFFECTIVE	Medi-Cal Rx early-refill thresholds change for members 21 and older	California · Department of Health Care Services — Medi-Cal Rx
August 21, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES	TGA consultation on radiopharmaceutical regulation (comment period closed 21 August)	Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration
August 19, 2026	EVENT	Medical Board of California quarterly meetings, 19–21 August: agenda published	California · Medical Board of California
August 17, 2026	COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED	Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program proposed rule closes for comment	United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services