Common use of Group Needs Assessment Clause in Contracts

Group Needs Assessment. Contractor shall conduct a group needs assessments, as specified below, to identify the health education and cultural and linguistic needs of its’ Members; and utilize the findings for continuous development and improvement of contractually required health education and cultural linguistic programs and services. Contractor must use multiple reliable data sources, methodologies, techniques, and tools to conduct the group needs assessment. 1) Contractor shall conduct an initial group needs assessment (GNA) within 12 months from the commencement of operations within a Service Area and at least every five (5) years from the commencement of operations thereafter. For Contracts existing at the time this provision becomes effective, the next GNA will be required at a time within the five (5) year period from the effective date of this provision, to be determined by DHCS. 2) Contractor shall submit a GNA Summary Report to the DHCS within six (6) months of the completion of each GNA. The summary report must include: a) The objectives; methodology; data sources; survey instruments; findings and conclusions; program and policy implications; and references contained in the GNA. b) The findings and conclusions must include the following information for Medi-Cal plan Members: 1) demographic profile; 2) related health risks, problems and conditions; 3) related knowledge, attitudes and practices including cultural beliefs and practices; 4) perceived health education needs including learning needs, preferred methods of learning and literacy level; and 5) culturally competent community resources. 3) Contractor shall annually update the GNA summary report, including a current update on the information required in item 2) b) above. Contractor shall maintain, and have available for DHCS review, the GNA summary report updates. 4) Contractor shall demonstrate that GNA and summary report findings and conclusions in item 2) b) above are utilized for continuous development of its health education and cultural and linguistic services program. Contractor must maintain documentation of program priorities, target populations, and program goals/objectives as they are revised to meet the identified and changing needs of the Member population.

Group Needs Assessment. Contractor shall conduct a group needs assessments, as specified below, to identify the health education and cultural and linguistic needs of its’ Members; and utilize the findings for continuous development and improvement of contractually required health education and cultural linguistic programs and services. Contractor must use multiple reliable data sources, methodologies, techniques, and tools to conduct the group needs assessment. 1) Contractor shall conduct an initial group needs assessment (GNA) within 12 months from the commencement of operations within a Service Area and at least every five (5) years from the commencement of operations thereafter. For Contracts existing at the time this provision becomes effective, the next GNA will be required at a time within the five (5) year period from the effective date of this provision, to be determined by DHCSCDHS. 2) Contractor shall submit a GNA Summary Report to the DHCS CDHS within six (6) months of the completion of each GNA. The summary report must include: a) The objectives; methodology; data sources; survey instruments; findings and conclusions; program and policy implications; and and, references contained in the GNA. b) The findings and conclusions must include the following information for Medi-Cal plan Members: 1) demographic profile; 2) related health risks, problems and conditions; 3) related knowledge, attitudes and practices including cultural beliefs and practices; 4) perceived health education needs including learning needs, preferred methods of learning and literacy level; and 5) culturally competent community resources. 3) Contractor shall annually update the GNA summary report, including a current update on the information required in item 2) b) above. Contractor shall maintain, and have available for DHCS CDHS review, the GNA summary report updates. 4) Contractor shall demonstrate that GNA and summary report findings and conclusions in item 2) b) above are utilized for continuous development of its health education and cultural and linguistic services program. Contractor must maintain documentation of program priorities, target populations, and program goals/objectives as they are revised to meet the identified and changing needs of the Member population.