There are several important updates to the GPRA process resulting from new information from SAMHSA.
The first change is that there is no longer a 3-month follow-up interview for clients who intake after Friday, July 26.
After hearing from several CSBs that it would be helpful for staff to become more familiar with the GPRA survey, the SOR team has created an online practice GRPA survey. This survey is intended for practice only and will allow staff members to walk through the entire GPRA before they start administering it to clients.
The SOR Support team will be providing two webinar trainings on follow-up and discharge GPRA administration. During this training, we will cover:
Timeline and grant requirements for collecting both follow-up and discharge GPRA data
Sections of the GPRA involved
Strategies for tracking and completing follow-ups and discharges
Administrative components: incentives, tracking clients, entering data, resources, etc.
Today (6/17) marks the start of the SOR GPRA full launch. From this point on, the expectation is that all eligible clients (those receiving SOR funded MAT services) should have an intake GPRA completed and submitted - provided they consent. We hope the few weeks of soft launch were helpful for ironing out processes related to GPRA collection and becoming familiar with the tool itself.
During the recent in-person intake GPRA trainings we received feedback that extending the soft launch would be helpful. For this reason, we have adjusted the date for GPRA full launch from Monday, 6/10, to Monday, 6/17. The GPRA soft launch that began on 6/3 has been extended a week to allow additional time for CSBs to prepare for full launch.
As discussed in the GPRA trainings, the soft launch for the GPRA starts today. Here’s what the soft launch entails:
Access the updated GPRA materials on the TA portal.
The link to the online version of the survey is now posted, as well as updated versions of the paper survey, QxQ, and consent forms. Please make sure you use the versions that are now on the site, not the versions you received in training. There have been minor adjustments and updates to the survey.
The SOR Support TA team will be providing a webinar version of the GPRA training on Thursday, June 6 from 9:00 – 11:00 am ET. This will cover the same information that is being provided in the in-person sessions across Virginia.
Register for the webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/265657801310912257
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