Common use of Evaluation Design Plan Clause in Contracts

Evaluation Design Plan. The State must submit to CMS for approval a draft evaluation design no later April 1, 2012. At a minimum, the draft design must include a discussion of the goals, objectives, and specific hypotheses that are being tested, including those outlined in subparagraphs (c) and (d), as well as those that focus specifically on the target populations within the Acute Care, ALTCS, ESI program and the Family Planning Extension Program within the demonstration. The draft design plan must also include a separate section discussing the AACP cost sharing, the missed appointment fee evaluation requirements, the uncompensated care payments to IHS and 638 facilities and the CRS and SMI integration programs as described further in subparagraphs (c) - (f). The draft design shall discuss the outcome measures that must be used in evaluating the impact of the Demonstration during the period of approval, particularly among the target population. It shall discuss the data sources and sampling methodology for assessing these outcomes (Attachment C – Evaluation Design Guidelines). The draft evaluation design must include a detailed analysis plan that describes how the effects of the Demonstration are isolated from other initiatives occurring in the State. The State must submit a revised draft evaluation design plan by April 1, 2013, in order to include the specific hypotheses outlined in subparagraph (e).