PrEP Navigation Services Sample Clauses

PrEP Navigation Services. 4 a. PrEP Navigation Services should be provided by staff who possess the following 5 competencies and perform the following roles and responsibilities, at minimum: 6 1) Experience working with priority populations and other populations at risk for HIV, 7 2) Certified PrEP-AP enrollment worker, if CONTRACTOR is a PrEP-AP enrollment 8 site, 9 3) Knowledge and practice of cultural humility, 10 4) Experience navigating the PrEP healthcare landscape, and 11 5) Knowledge of community resources for effective linkage to HIV care and support 12 services 13 b. Services must be correctly documented using appropriate data collection forms, including 14 but not limited to: 15 1) ▇▇▇ Client Data Privacy Notice - Client must be provided a written notice (▇▇▇ 16 Client Data Privacy Notice) indicating how the information they provide may be 17 used. CONTRACTOR shall specify how provision of the ▇▇▇ Client Data Privacy 18 Notice is documented indicating client receipt in written protocol for the provision 19 of PrEP Navigation Services. 20 2) Client Encounter Form (CEF) – Required CDPH data collection form to ensure 21 performance outcomes are captured in ▇▇▇. 22 c. CONTRACTOR shall provide staff with the following skills and knowledge, at minimum: 23 1) Communication skills – staff must have the ability to communicate with Clients in 24 simple, clear, and neutral terms, and be comfortable communicating with Clients from 25 priority populations; 26 2) Basic HIV knowledge – familiarity and knowledge of common HIV language, 27 terminology and phrases; and understand basic HIV concepts as they relate to HIV 28 testing services and/or prevention; Staff must participate in training identified by 29 ADMINISTRATOR or comparable training with ADMINISTRATOR approval prior 30 to commencement of services; 31 3) Knowledge of HIV counseling and testing processes, protocol, and staff roles – ability 32 to explain the process to a Client (e.g. explaining where the Client will go and with 33 whom, what will happen, and approximately how long it will take); explain types of 34 HIV testing available; and understand the limitation of their role and the process for 35 transitioning the Client to other appropriate staff.