10A NCAC 43A .0403       CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS

Quality assurance programs shall be evaluated on a quarterly basis by use of the following indicators of program quality:

(1)           At least 90 percent of female patients aged ten to 19 in family planning clinics aged ten to 19 shall be up‑to‑date on immunizations required or recommended by state or federal regulations or policies.  (Monitoring in family planning clinics need only reflect an assessment of rubella immunity or counseling on how to establish it.);

(2)           At least ninety percent of patients aged nineteen or less receiving medical family planning services shall have a documented counseling session prior to or at the time of receiving any family planning method;

(3)           All Class III, IV, or V Pap smears shall have documented follow‑up and further diagnostic study or treatment within six weeks;

(4)           At least ninety percent of the records of family planning patients shall show a blood pressure taken on the most recent visit or within the year prior to the most recent visit;

(5)           At least ninety percent of the records of female family planning patients shall show a hemoglobin or hematocrit.

History Note:        Authority 130A‑124;

Eff. December 1, 1980;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1990.