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Year 1 Budget Request - DHMH - Maryland.gov

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14. Use staff to carry out responsibilities in accordance with COMAR 10.14.02 by assisting clients in<br />

completing applications for the "<strong>Maryland</strong> Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment<br />

Program," and the “Women’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Health Program.”<br />

15. Complete the attached Performance Standards (Attachment O), as annually designated on the<br />

Program Reporting Schedule (Attachment P) with a justification for measurements below the<br />

program standards. If below the program standards, the program may be required to submit a<br />

corrective action plan to the Department’s Contract Monitor.<br />

3.2.3.3 Recall<br />

The Minimal Standards for Annual Screening and for Short-term Follow-up and for Follow-up of Abnormal<br />

Results (See Attachment N) set by the Department shall be the standards for the recall and rescreening of<br />

program clients.<br />

A. The Contractor shall assure that a minimum of 80% of clients whose report includes a<br />

recommendation for a follow-up mammogram, clinical breast examination, or Pap test in six months,<br />

return within a maximum of 9 months for follow-up screening.<br />

B. The Contractor shall assure that a minimum of 80% of clients whose report includes a<br />

recommendation for a routine screening mammogram, clinical breast examination, or Pap test in 12<br />

months, return within 15 months for screening.<br />

3.2.3.4 Outreach and Public Education<br />

A. The Contractor shall perform outreach in the community to recruit medically underserved women<br />

living in Calvert County, who are aged 40 to 64, are of low income, and are uninsured or<br />

underinsured.<br />

B. The Contractor shall submit a detailed outreach plan to the Department’s Contract Monitor annually,<br />

as requested by the Contract Monitor prior to the start of each fiscal year, describing strategies for<br />

conducting outreach and the rationale for choosing the strategies. The outreach plan must be approved<br />

by the Department Contract Monitor before it can be implemented. An initial plan shall be submitted<br />

with the Offeror’s technical proposal.<br />

C. The Contractor shall assure that any outreach workers employed through this contract are from the<br />

community where the priority population resides and will be similar to the population in income and<br />

education levels. The outreach workers must attend all meetings as required by the Department.<br />

D. The Contractor shall assure that the program coordinator meets at least bi-weekly with the outreach<br />

worker(s) for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation the progress and effectiveness of outreach<br />

efforts conducted, as based on the outreach plan.<br />

E. The Contractor shall deliver public education messages in the Calvert County area intended to reach<br />

at least 1,000 eligible women per year with the message of the importance of annual breast cancer<br />

screening and regular cervical cancer screening and of the Medicare and Medicaid benefits which<br />

cover these services. A public education plan shall be submitted to the Department’s Contract<br />

Monitor annually, as requested by the Contract Monitor prior to the start of each fiscal year. The<br />

initial plan shall be submitted with the Offeror’s technical proposal.<br />

F. The Contractor shall not purchase breast self-examination (BSE) materials as funding is not permitted<br />

to be used for this purpose, as based on funding policies of the Centers for Disease Control and<br />

Prevention.<br />

G. The Contractor shall assure that all educational materials and supplies purchased under this contract<br />

are requested in writing and approved by the Department’s Contract Monitor prior to purchase.<br />

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