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Grantees must provide or assure the provision of breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening or both; and diagnostic and support services, including tracking, follow-up, patient navigation and individual client education. Although BCCS allows the provision of diagnostic services, grantees must make sure program focus supports cancer screening consistent with funding intent.
Collectively, these grantee required components will make sure the achievement of performance measures. Grantee requirements also include:
- program management;
- eligibility determination;
- initiation of or referral to treatment if clinically indicated;
- quality management;
- professional development;
- recruitment, including public education and outreach; and
- data collection, including tracking and follow-up.
Grantees are responsible for the coordination of a client’s services from screening through diagnosis if clinically warranted. Grantees who have expended their awarded funds must continue to serve their existing BCCS eligible clients currently in the process of an approved care plan. Grantees must make sure existing clients receive services from qualified breast and cervical cancer providers to continue client care.
All grantees must have an established referral relationship and subcontract with a qualified provider of each service the grantee does not provide.
Note: Duplication of BCCS services by multiple grantees will not be reimbursed. Before services may be rendered, grantees must have procedures to verify clients are not receiving services with another BCCS grantee. NBCCEDP funds cannot be used to cover services covered by another public health program or private coverage per 42 U.S.C. Section 300m(d).
Data Collection – Grantees are required to comply with and use the web-based system Med-IT® to collect and process breast and cervical cancer data, including reports and billing per the business requirements of the program.
Eligibility – Grantees are required to determine BCCS program eligibility of every client at enrollment and annually thereafter. Insurance status should be reassessed at each client visit.
Partnerships – Grantees must establish and maintain partnerships with coalitions, community-based organizations and other health and human services agencies that further the goal of providing BCCS in the proposed service area.
Program Management – The process of leading, facilitating and making sure the strategic planning, implementation, coordination, integration and evaluation of programmatic activities and administrative systems to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
Professional Development – Grantees are responsible for making sure health care professionals provide BCCS services competently and with sensitivity to diverse client cultures.
Quality Management – Grantees are expected to ensure the quality of services by monitoring performance and identifying opportunities for improvement. Grantees must have policies and procedures to make sure health care providers follow evidence-based clinical guidelines and provide clinical services consistent with current nationally recognized standards of care.
Recruitment – Grantees must establish and maintain outreach and in-reach methods to recruit priority populations.