Section 7103 - Minimum Requirements for an Eligible Demonstration Project(a) To be eligible for consideration, a proposed Demonstration Project must include the following elements: (1) an innovative model of Health Care Service delivery it is currently demonstrating and evaluating;(2) community or institutional settings in which the Health Care Service will be demonstrated;(3) specific, Vulnerable Populations or Communities which the Health Care Service is designed to benefit;(4) evidence that the Demonstration Project is underway to the extent that demonstration sites are currently delivering care and collecting data under the model being demonstrated, and that goals for the Demonstration Project can be substantially achieved within eighteen months after a grant is awarded;(5) a focus on prevention and early intervention within a continuum of quality health care that includes disease management;(6) a strong evaluation and/or research plan to measure improved access and/or health outcomes and to assess the cost-effectiveness of the model;(7) financial support that, in addition to a grant that may be awarded by the Authority, will be sufficient to complete an evaluation that analyzes the results of the Demonstration Project and reaches conclusions regarding the replication of the Health Care Service delivery model;(8) potential opportunities to replicate the model in multiple communities in California and to leverage additional funding to support replication and sustainability of the model if the outcomes of the Demonstration Project warrant expansion; and(9) a Partnership that collectively has the capacity to develop, implement, and evaluate the Demonstration Project, and promote and assist with the replication of the model. The Partnership may include, but need not be limited to: (A) nonprofit and/or public health facilities to provide services at demonstration locations;(B) institutions of higher education or other research institutions to provide or guide research and/or evaluation; or(C) organizations that address public policy issues to assist in affecting policy changes needed for the sustainability and replication of the Demonstration Project model.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 7103
1. New section filed 2-7-2013; operative 2-7-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 6). Note: Authority cited: Sections 15437, 15438(a) and 15438.10(b), Government Code. Reference: Section 15438.10, Government Code.
1. New section filed 2-7-2013; operative 2-7-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 6).