Specifications include, but are not limited to: Program Policy Documentation: Create and administer participant consent forms. Collaborate and approve a Data Sharing Agreement between the Department and awardee. Comply and sign Research Agreement as set forth by the Department policy 1.24 Research, Evaluation and Performance Management. All staff members working on the project will read, review and sign Confidentiality policies as it pertains to adult data, provided by the Department. Reporting Requirements: Complete yearly evaluations on the project to include: progress reports on implementation timeline, positives, barriers, relevant data, and other relevant information the awardee and Department deem appropriate. This evaluation will be shared with the Agreement Administrator for reporting purposes. No evaluations will be published externally without consent and approval form the Department. Data, Survey and Results Requirements: Determine if an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval process is needed through evaluation of project narrative and goals. If an IRB approval process is needed prior to program implementation, the awardee will complete and submit all necessary documentation. Establish a secure process for receiving data for purpose of the grant and establish data collection process and documentation with the Departments Quality Assurance and Data Team. Administer surveys to participants regarding treatment access, challenges, and benefits. The awardee is responsible for developing and administering the survey to participants with collaboration with the Department. These surveys will be administered yearly, and aggregate data will be part of the yearly evaluation. Interview a sub-sample (n=20) participants to contextualize the implementation process and further obtain data to improve implementation. Obtain, clean, evaluate and report on existing data sets through CORIS, the Corrections Information System. All data will be required to be received via secure link or site. The awardee may use any statistical analysis they see fit, such as: chi-square, phi statistics, multivariate regressions. Determine recidivism rate of return to custody for both substance use related crimes and all other crimes, release location, access to insurance, access to evidenced-based treatment programs, treatment participants, participant satisfaction with treatment, overdose rate and fatal overdose rate. Adhere to all applicable Special Conditions set for by BJA. Collaboration and Meetings: Collaborate and take lead on the Evaluation and Data Collection plan as listed in the Program and Implementation Guide set forth by BJA (The Program and Implementation Guide has not yet been released for this grant cycle. For reference purposes only, the previous guide is linked) Attend monthly and quarterly meetings with the program and implementation team as appropriate. Provide expertise on data collection, measures, variables, and other applicable areas. Comply and collaborate with the timeline and implementation plan set forth by the approved narrative by BJA and the Program and Implementation Guide.
