Our team periodically shares some basic information about the GPRA for new staff or as a refresher for current staff. If your CSB/agency has new staff members, this will provide a brief overview of what the GPRA is and when to administer it. New staff can also request support with a GPRA orientation from a member of the technical assistance (TA) team by emailing SORSupport@omni.org.
What is the GPRA?
Virginia received a federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant designed to improve access and availability of opioid use disorder (OUD) and/or stimulant use disorder treatment services and increase the number of people who receive treatment for these disorders. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) is a required evaluation tool for this funding and is administered by Community Services Board (CSB) and agency staff across Virginia. Client-level data are collected, including demographics, substance use, mental health and physical health functioning, and other key variables. A CSB/agency staff member must ask the client the survey questions in an interview format; clients cannot fill out the GPRA survey themselves. OMNI Institute provides training and TA to CSBs/agencies to support them in administering the GPRA.
Who Should Complete a GPRA?
In order for SOR-funding to cover someone's services (i.e., pay for their services because they do not have insurance or cannot afford to pay) they must have either a stimulant use disorder or an opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnosis. All clients with a stimulant use disorder or OUD whose services are being paid for with SOR funds should complete a GPRA. These clients can still receive SOR funding for services without being active in the GPRA process.
In addition, any clients receiving services from a SOR-funded staff (salary paid by SOR) is eligible to complete the GPRA regardless of whether or not they have a stimulant use disorder or OUD diagnosis. In those cases, the patient's bill for services still cannot be covered by SOR funds because they do not have the appropriate diagnoses.
When are GPRAs Administered?
All clients should be administered the GPRA survey at three timepoints: at intake to services, approximately six months after intake, and at discharge from services. The weekly tracking sheet in your Dropbox folder can help you manage these timepoints.
The Intake GPRA is the first GPRA survey, completed when the client begins receiving SOR-funded services.
The Follow-up GPRA is completed approximately 6 months after the intake GPRA, even if the client has already been discharged from services and completed a discharge GPRA. The follow-up window is open between 5 to 8 months after the intake GPRA.
The Discharge GPRA is conducted when the client is discharged from treatment/recovery services. This can occur before or after a follow-up GPRA.
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