Guidelines and Policy

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In this section, the grantee must answer the following question:

During the reporting period, did your program develop or increase use of guidelines and/or policies?

• The grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes.
  • If the grantee selects the first checkbox, Part A will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the second checkbox, Part B will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the first and second checkboxes, Part A and B will be enabled for the grantee to enter data.
  • If the grantee selects the No checkbox, they will not be able to select first or second checkboxes.
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• This is a required question, and the following validation will display above the checkbox options: Please provide a response for this field.

This is a required section if the grantee answers Yes, guidelines (complete Part A) to the During the reporting period, did your program develop or increase use of guidelines and/or policies? question under Guidelines and Policy During Reporting Period section.

• A note will display under the blue header Guidelines as follows:

Guidelines refer to activities that develop, modify, or implement guidelines within or between organizations and/or institutions, or at the local, state, or national level. Guidelines are guidance that is recommended but not mandatory (for example, Bright Futures, Women’s Preventive Services Initiative, etc.)

Level of intended change of guideline(s)

• In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that indicate the level the guideline(s) targets and expects to see change during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field.
• The grantee must select at least one of the following options:
  • Organizational/Institutional
  • Local
  • State
  • National

In this section, the grantee provides information on the applicable outputs for guideline development/usage during the reporting period. This section is optional, and the grantee may answer the following questions only if applicable.

Number of guidelines developed/proposed/modified in the reporting period

• This field is optional and accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of guidelines implemented in the reporting period

• This field is optional and accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of individuals/providers implementing guidelines

• This field is optional and accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of organizations implementing guidelines

• This field is optional and accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of localities (for example, city, county, etc.) implementing guidelines

• This field is optional and accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of states implementing guidelines

• This field is optional and accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

This is a required section if the grantee answers Yes, policies (complete Part B) to the During the reporting period, did your program develop or increase use of guidelines and/or policies? question under Guidelines and Policy During Reporting Period section.

• A note will display under the blue header Policies as follows:

Policies refer to activities that develop, modify, or implement policies within or between organizations and/or institutions, or at the local, state, or national level. Policies outline the requirements or rules that must be met. Policies frequently refer to standards or guidelines as the basis for their existence (for example, state policy that Medicaid cover recommended preventive services, etc.).

Level of intended change of policy(ies)

• In this question, the grantee must select one or more options from the checkboxes that indicate the level the policy(ies) targets and expects to see change during the reporting period. The following validation will display above the checkboxes: Please provide a response for this field.
• The grantee must select at least one of the following options:
  • Organizational/Institutional
  • Local
  • State
  • National

In this section, the grantee provides information on the applicable outputs for policy development/usage during the reporting period. This section is optional, and the grantee may answer the following questions only if applicable.

Number of policies developed/proposed/modified in the reporting period

• This field accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of policies implemented/passed in the reporting period

• This field accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of organizations implementing/passing policies

• This field accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of localities implementing/passing policies

• This field accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

Number of states implementing/passing policies

• This field accepts integer values between 0-999,999.

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