The APP Standards and Compliance Committee maintains APP standards and compliance per UCSF Office of Medical Affairs and Governance (OMAG) standards. This requires ongoing awareness of changes in California and Federal regulations regarding APP practice. When possible, we aim to align our practices with the other University of California campuses.

Identified focus

Legislative 

  • Federal, California state 
  • Clinical documentation integrity  
  • EPIC/documentation 
  • Billing/compliance/revenue  
  • Medical/legal 
  • Education  

OMAG 

  • CIDP Members 
  • Standardized Procedure/Privileges 
  • Scope of Practice/Job Descriptions 
  • Competencies/Expectations   

Other 

  • Standards for benchmarking 

Meeting information

Meetings occur on the first Wednesday of the month for one hour. 

Ground rules include:   

  • Congruent with UCSF Medical Center OMAG Bylaws and Nursing Bylaws 
  • Respect differences in opinion 
  • Start/stop on time 
  • Be prepared to contribute 
  • Actively engage in projects 

If you're interested in joining this committee, please reach out directly to the chair or co-chair.

FY25 Committee Members

Chair:  Brandon Sessler PA  / Co-Chair: Vacant 

Sponsor: Office of Advanced Practice Providers (OAPP)  

Members: 

  • Diana Allocco, NP (Occupational Health Services)  
  • Melody Belay NP, (San Mateo and Redwood Shores Specialty Clinic) 
  • Clarissa Bush, NP (SFGH Psych Emergency Services) 
  • Erica Chang, NP (Orthopedic Institute Arthroplasty) 
  • Karin Clifton, NP (Adult Critical Care Medicine) 
  • Lisa Gallagher, NP (Abdominal transplantation)  
  • Regina Gould, PA (SOM Otolaryngology) 
  • Chelsea Landolin, NP SON Community Health Systems Dept, Psych in Primary Care at Laurel Village 
  • Stacy Mills, NP (Adult Critical Care Medicine) 
  • Emilie Menard, NP (Manager Peds/Neo inpatient) 
  • Gil Ponsones, NP (Adult Inpatient cardiology) 
  • Heather Roff, NP (Adut Critical Care Medicine) 
  • Tara Valcarcel, NP (Director of APP Pediatric Operations) 
  • Patty Yan, NP (Division of General Medicine) 
  • Alisa Yee, NP (Director of APP Adult Operations) 
  • Kurstan del Rosario (OAPP Support Analyst)