Common use of HIV Objectives Clause in Contracts

HIV Objectives. a. Ensure that all individuals newly diagnosed with HIV will be interviewed within seven (7) days in accordance with DSHS HIV/STD Program POPS. If data indicates less than 80% of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV are interviewed as described, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. b. Ensure that all individuals interviewed who have been newly diagnosed with HIV successfully complete their first HIV medical appointment. If data indicates less than 85% of new HIV-positive clients interviewed successfully complete their first HIV medical appointment, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. c. Achieve a partner index of at least 2.0 for interviews conducted on individuals newly diagnosed with HIV. If data indicates a partner index of less than 2.0 for individuals interviewed by DIS, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require d. Ensure that all partners initiated (partners obtained from the interview/case management process with enough locating information to attempt notification) on a new HIV interview are notified of the disease exposure. If data indicates less than .75 partner notification index, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. e. Ensure that all partners notified for HIV exposure are tested for HIV. If data indicates less than 60% of the notified partners are tested for HIV, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. f. Ensure that all persons receiving PHFU (initiated partners, those co-infected with a bacterial STD such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and/or chlamydia, and/or individuals in the social-sexual network of an identified HIV genotype cluster) who have been previously diagnosed with HIV and have no evidence of care for more than 12 months are re-engaged to establish HIV medical services. The activities taken to locate the person must be documented in the designated data system. This includes confirmation that the client attended his/her HIV medical care appointment. All the tasks described in this provision must be completed by a Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS).

HIV Objectives. a. Ensure that all individuals newly diagnosed with HIV will be interviewed within seven (7) days in accordance with DSHS HIV/STD Program POPS. If data indicates less than 80% of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV are interviewed as described, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS.If b. Ensure that all individuals interviewed who that have been newly diagnosed with HIV successfully complete their first HIV medical appointment. If data indicates less than 8590% of new HIV-positive clients interviewed successfully complete their first HIV medical appointment, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. c. Achieve a partner index of at least 2.0 for interviews conducted on individuals newly diagnosed with HIV. If data indicates a partner index of less than 2.0 for individuals interviewed by DIS, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) requirerequire additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. d. Ensure that all partners initiated (partners obtained from the interview/case management process with enough locating information to attempt notification) on a new HIV interview are notified of the disease exposure. If data indicates less than .75 partner notification index, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. e. Ensure that all partners notified for HIV exposure are tested for HIV. If data indicates less than 60% of the notified partners are tested for HIV, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. f. Ensure that all persons receiving PHFU (initiated partners, those co-infected with a bacterial STD STD, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and/or chlamydia, and/or individuals in the social-sexual network of an identified HIV genotype cluster) who have been previously diagnosed with HIV and who have no evidence been out of care for more than 12 months six (6) months, are re-engaged to establish HIV medical services. The activities taken to locate the person must be documented in the designated data system. This includes confirmation that the client attended his/her HIV medical care appointment. All the tasks described in this provision must be completed by a Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS).

HIV Objectives. a. Ensure that all individuals newly diagnosed with HIV will be interviewed within seven (7) days in accordance with DSHS HIV/STD Program POPS. If data indicates less than 8085% of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV are interviewed as described, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. b. Ensure that all individuals interviewed who that have been newly diagnosed with HIV successfully complete their first HIV medical appointment. If data indicates less than 8590% of new HIV-positive clients interviewed successfully complete their first HIV medical appointment, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. c. Achieve a partner index of at least 2.0 for interviews conducted on individuals newly diagnosed with HIV. If data indicates a partner index of less than 2.0 for individuals interviewed by DIS, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) requirerequire additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. d. Ensure that all partners initiated (partners obtained from the interview/case management process with enough locating information to attempt notification) on a new HIV interview are notified of the disease exposure. If data indicates less than .75 partner notification index, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by the Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. e. Ensure that all partners notified for HIV exposure are tested for HIV. If data indicates less than 60% of the notified partners are tested for HIV, DSHS may (at its sole discretion) require additional measures be taken by Grantee to improve that percentage. In that scenario, Grantee must follow those additional measures, and do so according to the timetable mandated by DSHS. f. Ensure that all persons receiving PHFU (initiated partners, those co-infected with a bacterial STD STD, such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and/or chlamydia, and/or individuals in the social-sexual network of an identified HIV genotype cluster) who have been previously diagnosed with HIV and who have no evidence been out of care for more than 12 months six (6) months, are re-engaged to establish HIV medical services. The activities taken to locate the person must be documented in the designated data system. This includes confirmation that the client attended his/her HIV medical care appointment. All the tasks described in this provision must be completed by a Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS).