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RPG Data Dictionary

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Regional Partnership Grantee
Performance Measurement and Data System –
DATA DICTIONARY

Prepared for the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Bureau,
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
by Center for Children and Family Futures (CCFF)
and its subcontractors
Planning and Learning Technologies (Pal-Tech) and
Macro International, Inc.

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DATA DICTIONARY FOR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM (RPG)
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND DATA SYSTEM
I.

Introduction

Background
The authorizing legislation governing the multi-year Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) Program
required that a set of performance indicators be established to periodically assess the outcomes
of the grantees in improving the safety, permanency and well-being of children affected by
methamphetamine or other substance abuse. The final set of RPG performance indicators was
approved by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Children’s Bureau and
disseminated to the 53 funded grantees in January 2008. It includes a total of 23 indicators
across four outcome domains: child/youth (9 indicators), adult (7 indicators), family/relationship
(5 indicators), and regional partnership/service capacity (2 indicators). It also includes a core set
of child and adult demographic elements that will provide important context needed to properly
analyze, explain and understand the outcomes.
A web-based RPG Data Collection and Reporting System (the RPG Data System) will be
developed by September 2008 to 1) collect and store grantees’ indicator data on specific
children, adults and families; 2) provide a standardized format to report process data; and 3)
provide a format and reporting system for grantees’ semi-annual progress report information on
their activities and progress toward goal achievement. Overall, the RPG Data System will
provide the data to be analyzed by the RPG Support Contract (RPG SC) Project Team to
generate the indicator data reports and assessment of RPGs’ performance that will be reported
to Children’s Bureau and Congress.
This RPG Data Dictionary is intended to help facilitate grantees’ data collection and reporting of
the final set of indicators to the RPG Data System. It includes comprehensive specifications for
the indicator definitions and a more detailed explanation of the specific data elements needed to
operationalize each indicator, including definitions, acceptable categories and coding structure,
and guidelines for collecting and reporting the data.
The RPG SC Project Team would like to thank the Data System Workgroup members who took
time to review and provide feedback on the data dictionary, and for their continued time and
commitment to the data system design. Their input and feedback was valuable in clarifying
certain data elements and definitions, and in helping to develop a system that will meet the
varied needs of the grantees, Children’s Bureau and the RPG SC Project Team. Attachment A
contains a list of the Workgroup members.
Organization of RPG Data Dictionary
Following this introduction, a description of all the data elements is listed in a summary table in
Section II of the RPG Data Dictionary. This summary table includes additional information, such
as the data type and length, the defined values associated with each data element and the
corresponding indicator(s) for which the data element is needed. The number of data elements
collected by each grantee will vary depending on their final list of Federal Project Officer (FPO)approved indicators (i.e., not all grantees will be reporting on all 23 indicators and therefore not
required to collect and report all data elements).
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Thus, each grantee will have a customized data plan created according to their FPOapproved final set of indicators. A data element will not be included in your data plan if
you are not collecting case level data for the indicator(s) that use that data element.
The data plan will instruct the RPG Data System as to which indicators and data elements the
grantee is planning to submit. For grantees serving different populations, either through multiple
sites or the implementation of multiple program strategies, and applying different indicators to
these different populations (e.g. families with children in out-of home care versus children
residing at home), the data plan will also clarify which indicators apply to which populations. In
addition, a separate data plan will be created for comparison group data.
Section III of the RPG Data Dictionary explains how each indicator will be calculated using the
designated data elements (i.e., the metric calculation) and important information (definition,
description) of each indicator.
To minimize grantee data collection and reporting burden, many of the data elements are
already being collected by counties and States and submitted to the major Federal data and
outcome monitoring systems such as the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting
System (AFCARS), the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), the
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) and the National Outcome Measures (NOMs).
Most child welfare data elements included in the performance measures can be found in a
State’s automated case management system, which is often a Federally-funded Statewide
Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS). These automated case management
systems track individual families and children and then submit data to the two Federal child
welfare reporting systems: AFCARS, which reports information on all children in foster care, and
NCANDS, which reports information on State child maltreatment reports. States are required to
submit AFCARS data semi-annually to ACF. The AFCARS reporting periods are October 1
through March 31 and April 1 through September 30. Data for each report period are due no
later than May 15 and November 15, respectively. States submit NCANDS data (voluntarily)
once a year; March 30 is the targeted deadline for submission.
TEDS data are collected by State substance abuse agencies according to their own systems for
monitoring substance abuse treatment admissions.1 TEDS includes client level admission and
discharge data; admission data is comprised of a Minimum Data Set and Supplemental Data
Set. A State may call their TEDS system by a different name. For data elements that are also
reported for AFCARS, NCANDS or TEDS, the RPG Data Dictionary specifies the variable name
as it appears in that Federal data system for easier reference. Where possible, the variable
name for the RPG Data System is the same as the corresponding Federal system.
Much of the information presented in the RPG Data Dictionary should be familiar to grantees, as
it builds on and is a detailed expansion of Appendix A: Detailed Summary Table of Final Set of
Regional Partnership Grant Program Performance Indicators from the Regional Partnership
Grantee Performance Measurement System – Recommended Final Set of Indicators and Draft
Data Collection and Reporting System Design, Summary Report for Grantees, which grantees
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The data are typically collected during the treatment intake interview with the client using State-specific
administrative forms to record the information. The data are transformed to the TEDS data elements according to an
approved protocol. The data are then transmitted monthly or quarterly to a SAMHSA contractor for processing,
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received earlier this year. However, based on discussions with and feedback from the Data
System Workgroup, extensive follow-up discussions among the RPG SC Project Team and
Children’s Bureau, and grantee feedback during and after the July 1-2 Annual Grantee Meeting,
it was necessary to revise and clarify the specifications for some of the data elements.
Attachment B highlights key changes made to the data elements.
Brief Overview of Submission of Data
It is important to note that the data being collected and reported for the RPG program is quite
complex. For instance, the data must link children and adults together as a family unit and follow
clients served over the course of the grant project. It must also capture repeat child
maltreatment incidents, foster care reentries for children, and substance abuse treatment
readmissions for adults. As a result, the data elements must be reported to a relational
database where multiple incident records may be linked to a single child or adult record. A
relational database tends to require more programming assistance to implement, but is less
prone to error and helps reduce data duplication.
Macro International has designed an XML Schema to standardize the data being uploaded to
the RPG Data System. The XML Schema file acts as a guide to help grantees assemble their
data in a form that can be validated prior to submission. Non-conforming data thus can be
detected and corrected prior to the upload process. The XML Schema file will be customized to
a grantee’s specific data plan so as to require only data called for by that plan. For variables that
may repeat over time (e.g., maltreatment cases, substance abuse treatment admissions),
grantees will, however, need to have the capacity to record multiple incidents in the database
they are using to collect and store their project information prior to converting and uploading it to
the RPG Data System. Mainstream data tools (SQL, Oracle, Access, Excel, etc.) generally have
some ability to export their relational data in an XML format. Grantees may need to do some
additional processing to bring their data into conformity with their XML Schema. The Macro
International team will be available to provide technical assistance to grantees as needed and in
various forms (e.g., step-by-step instructions, online demonstrations with Q & A, tutorials,
telephone and email assistance) to help grantees prepare their data for submission. Another
advantage of using XML Schema is that it works with Microsoft Access and Excel and can be
used to set up a customized Access database. This function may be useful for grantees that
have not yet developed a local database. Again, Macro International will be available to work
with these grantees to develop and customize an Access relational database for their local use.
Beginning in year two, grantees will submit a data file every six months with their required data
elements, based on their FPO-approved final set of indicators. The submission of the data is
aligned with the required Grantee Semi-Annual Progress Reports, which are due April 30 and
October 31 of each year. Grantees may submit their data at the same time as the SemiAnnual Progress Reports, but no later than six weeks after the Semi-Annual Progress
Reports are due (i.e., no later than June 15 and December 15 of each year). These twiceyearly data submissions will include the entire current record for all of a grantee’s cases to date.
At the end of the given reporting period, that particular set of data will be “locked,” and grantees
will enter/upload a new complete data file for the next reporting period. In short, at the end of
each reporting period, grantees are submitting a complete and cumulative history of all cases,
not just new additions and changes that may have transpired in those six months.
The RPG SC Project Team then will review the data for any major problems or glitches, followup as needed with grantees to resolve these issues, and conduct appropriate analyses and
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prepare required data reports for the Children’s Bureau and/or Congress. It is anticipated that
these reports will provide information such as an overview of the various activities and overall
status of the grants; a demographic profile of the children and adults being served; performance
data for each of the four domains, by indicator; and, to the extent possible, analysis and
discussion of the relationship between the performance data and RPG program strategies and
interventions (e.g., do certain strategies seem to be more likely to result in positive outcomes).
Grantees’ Semi- Annual Progress Reports will also be a source of information for these reports.
The RPG Data System will have selected reporting functions built into it to enable grantees to
generate certain reports for their own use.

II.

Description and Specification of Data Elements

The summary table below provides a brief description of each of the required data elements
needed to calculate the outcome measures, as well as the core demographic elements that will
be used to properly analyze, explain and understand the outcomes. The table includes:
• The data (or demographic) element
• The variable name. Where possible, for data elements that States already collect and
report to the major Federal data and outcome monitoring systems (e.g., AFCARS,
NCANDS, TEDS), the variable name for the RPG Data System is the same as it
appears in the corresponding Federal data system.
• A brief definition or description of the data element
• The data type and length (e.g., date, numeric, character)
• The defined values associated with each data element. Where possible, for data
elements that States already collect and report to the major Federal data and outcome
monitoring systems (e.g., AFCARS, NCANDS, TEDS), the values are the same as they
appear in the corresponding Federal data system. In some cases, however, values are
not coded the same across these existing data systems (e.g., unknown or missing may
be coded as 9 in AFCARS, but 99 in TEDS). As a result, values for certain common
labels may differ slightly across RPG Data System.
• Permissible data entry values
• The corresponding performance measure(s) for which the data element is needed.
Those marked as N/A (Not Applicable) typically pertain to data elements that will be
used for data system administrative purposes or for contextual/background information
when the RPG SC Project Team conducts data analyses and prepares reports for the
Children’s Bureau and/or Congress.
• The existing administrative data systems from which the data elements can be drawn
(e.g. a State’s SACWIS/child welfare case management system or substance abuse
treatment reporting system), and if applicable, the specific variable name and number as
it appears in the Federal reporting data system to which it is submitted. It is anticipated
that grantees will collect the demographic data elements during routine RPG program
intake procedures. However, in certain cases, some of the demographic data elements
may be available from a State’s existing child welfare or substance abuse treatment
system and this data source is therefore listed as a possible option.

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The data elements in the table are organized generally according to those that are demographic
and basic client information, those needed to calculate the child performance measures, those
needed to calculate the adult performance measures, and those needed to calculate the
regional partnership/service capacity performance measures.
A special note is warranted for five of the indicators: C9. Improved Child Well-being, A7. Adult
Mental Health Status, F1. Parenting, F2. Family Functioning and Relationships, and F3.
Risk/Protective Factors. Data systems currently in State and county-level child welfare and
substance abuse treatment systems do not include standardized data elements to measure
these concepts. Rather, these outcomes are measured using standardized tools and
instruments that are selected as appropriate for a specific grantee’s programmatic approaches
and target population being served. (For example, there is variance in instrumentation regarding
child well-being based on the developmental status and age of a child, as well as the
programmatic approach).
Grantees will report data on these indicators (if included in a grantee’s final set of FPOapproved indicators) by submitting data from the finalized set of instruments included in their
evaluation plan. Data collected by grantees will be defined according to the appropriate
standardized tool or instrument they have selected for their target population(s) and program
model; therefore, specific data elements may vary across grantees. However, grantees using
the same instrument will submit those data in the same format. As each grantee finalizes their
selection of instruments and the estimated number of children and/or adults who will be
administered each instrument, the RPG SC Project Team will work with grantees to establish
the most suitable method for grantees to submit these data to the Children’s Bureau (e.g.,
whether grantees enter the data into the RPG Data System, include it in their Semi-Annual
Progress Report, or submit in some other manner acceptable to the Children’s Bureau and
grantees). The number of grantees who are using a particular tool will be considered in making
this recommendation to the Children’s Bureau. The narrative descriptions of these indicators in
Section III of this Data Dictionary highlight some of the data collection tools/instruments that
grantees indicated they plan to use or are considering using to measure a given indicator.
In addition, data elements are not currently specified for indicators F4. Coordinated Case
Management and F5. Substance Abuse Education and Training for Foster Care Parents and
Other Substitute Caregivers. Grantees reporting on one or both of these indicators will include
these data in their Grantee Semi-Annual Progress Report, Section B. Partnership and Client
Data. (A revised outline of the Semi-Annual Progress Report reflecting these changes will be
disseminated to the grantees.)

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

DEMOGRAPHIC AND BASIC CLIENT INFORMATION
The majority of these data elements will be used as context in conducting and reporting data analyses or (in the case of unique identifiers) for
data system administrative purposes. It is anticipated that grantees will collect the demographic data elements during routine RPG program intake
procedures. However, in certain cases, some of the demographic data elements may be available from a State’s existing child welfare or
substance abuse treatment system and this data source is therefore listed as a possible option.
1.

Grantee ID

1A. Data Plan ID

RPGID

This unique identifier for each Regional
Partnership Grantee is your Grants
Management number assigned to you by the
Children’s Bureau (it is included on all
funding correspondence you receive from
the Children’s Bureau).

String (8)

Each number begins with
90CU and is followed by
four digits ranging from
0001 to 0053.

Grants
Management
Number:
90CU0001 –
90CU0053

N/A

PLANID

This is a reference to your Data Plan number
that appears in the RPG Data System. It is
used by the system to tie uploaded data files
to the specific treatment, comparison and/or
control data plan created by the grantee.

String (2)

2-digit data plan identifier
as it appears in the RPG
Data System:

>=01

N/A

Enter unique
identifier that is
<=10
characters

N/A

01 = Data Plan 1
02 = Data Plan 2
etc. (depending on the
number of your data plans)

1B. Site ID (applicable to
select grantees)

SITEID

Those grantees that are providing RPG
services in multiple sites or to multiple
populations and want or need to distinguish
further between each site or population,
within a single data plan, can use this unique
identifier for each site/population. This
variable will not necessarily apply to all
grantees and can be used at a grantee’s
discretion.

String (10)

The SITEID can be any
convenient string of
characters you want,
provided it is no more than
10 characters long and it is
a unique identifier.

Those data elements marked as N/A (or not applicable) typically pertain to those data elements that will be used for data system administrative purposes or for
contextual/background information when conducting data analyses and preparing reports.

It is anticipated that grantees will collect the demographic data elements during routine RPG program intake procedures. However, in certain cases, some of the demographic
data elements may be available from a State’s existing child welfare or substance abuse treatment system and this data source is therefore listed as a possible option.

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Data Element

Case ID

Variable
Name

CASEID

Definition/Description

A unique identifier the RPG uses to identify a
case. Within each case, there will be both
children and adults. Each child and adult will
be distinguished separately (see Child ID
and Adult ID data elements below).

Data Type
and
Length
String (6)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

The first digit reflects the
project year the family
started in the RPG
program:

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

>=100001

N/A

Enter valid ID

N/A

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Year 1 (10/01/2007 to
09/30/2008)

The case ID does not contain personal
identifying information. It must contain 6
digits without dashes between digits.

2 = Year 2 (10/01/2008 to
09/30/2009)

The Case ID should remain the same,
regardless if the family has more than one
episode of care/services with the RPG
program

3 = Year 3 (10/01/2009 to
09/30/2010)
4 = Year 4 (10/01/2010 to
09/30/2011)
5 = Year 5 (10/01/2011 to
09/30/2012)
9 = Comparison group
The last five digits
represent the case number
(e.g., 00001 would be first
case served by the RPG in
a given year).

Child ID

CHILDID

Unique case identifier assigned to each child
within a case and named in the petition or
living in the household.
The CASEID variable will serve as the prefix
for the Child ID. The last two characters
simply designate the number of the child
associated with the case (C1, C2, C3, etc.).
If there are multiple children, enter oldest to
youngest.
The Child ID should remain the same,
regardless if he/she has more than one
episode of care/services with the RPG
program.

String (8)

The first 6 digits are the
Case ID. The last 2
characters indicate what
number child he/she is in
the case; if multiple
children, enter oldest to
youngest)
C1=Child #1 associated
with case
C2=Child #2 associated
with case
C3=Child #3 associated
with case
C4=Child #4 associated
with case
C5=Child #5 associated
with case
etc.

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Index Child

CINDEX

Adult ID

ADULTID

Primary Caregiver

APRIMARY

Definition/Description

Indicates whether given child is index child or
not. The index child is any child listed in the
child welfare case (the child or one of the
children who were the basis for the abuse
report and subsequent referral to the RPG
program) or the child(ren) who are the
primary focus of the RPG intervention. If
there are multiple children in the child
welfare case or receiving targeted RPG
intervention services (i.e., in-home services),
then they would all be considered an index
child. If a child is not named in the case or
receiving RPG services, they would not be
considered an index child.
Unique case identifier assigned to each
parent or caregiver with a substance use
disorder who is part of the child welfare or
substance abuse treatment case.
The CASEID variable will serve as the prefix
(the first six characters) for the Adult ID. The
last two characters designate the number of
the adult in the case (A1, A2, A3, etc.).
The Adult ID should remain the same,
regardless if he/she has more than one
episode of care/services with the RPG
program.
Indicates if the adult is the index child’s
primary caregiver. In general, a primary
caregiver is defined as the person who has
consistently assumed responsibility for the
housing, health and safety of the child(ren)
and who carries out and/or oversees the
tasks related to the daily lives of the
child(ren), which includes caring for their
physical, educational, social, emotional and
other needs. However, the definition should
be considered flexible enough to take into
account the diversity of people’s lives and
family structures. There can be more than
one primary caregiver in a family.

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes

0, 1

N/A

String (8)

The first 6 digits are the
Case ID. The next 2
characters indicate what
number adult he/she is in
the case:
A1=Adult #1
A2=Adult #2
A3=Adult #3
etc.

Enter valid ID

N/A

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes
99 = Unknown

0, 1, 99

N/A

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Adult’s Relationship
to Child

ARLTNSHP

Child Date of Birth

CHBDATE

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Child Gender

CHSEX

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Indicates the adult’s relationship to the index
child.

Char (2)

BM = Biological mother
BF = Biological father
SM = Step mother
SF = Step father
AM = Adoptive mother
AF = Adoptive father
FM = Foster mother
FF = Foster father
PF = Presumptive father
GM = Grandmother
(maternal or paternal)
GF = Grandfather
(maternal or paternal)
AU = Aunt (maternal or
paternal)
UN = Uncle (maternal or
paternal)
SO = Significant Other
(unmarried partner of
parent/caregiver)
OR = Other Relationship –
includes other relatives not
specified and non-relatives
(e.g., godparents, other
non-biological caregivers)
NK = Relationship not
known

Enter valid 2
character code

N/A

Month, day and year of the child’s birth.

Date (8)

mm/dd/yyyy

>=01/01/1989

N/A

If the date of birth is unknown, enter an
th
approximate date of birth. Use the 15 as the
day of birth.

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Child’s gender

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Corresponds to AFCARS
#6 Child Birth Date and
NCANDS variable
CHBDATE

Char (2)

1 = Male
2 = Female
99 = Don’t know

1, 2, 99

N/A

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Corresponds to AFCARS
#7 Child Sex and
NCANDS variable CHSEX

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

Note about Child’s Race Demographic below: In general, a person's race is determined by how they define themselves or by how others define them. In the case of young
children, parents determine the race of the child. Indicate all races that apply, see data elements 10 – 15. Hispanic/Latino is treated as ethnicity and is recorded separate from
race (see data element 16. CHETHN)
10. Child Race –
American Indian or
Alaska Native

CHRACAI

A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of North or South America (including
Central America), and who maintains tribal
affiliation or community attachment.

Char (1)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Can be derived from
AFCARS Child Race #8a
or NCANDS variable
CHRACEAI

11. Child Race – Asian

12. Child Race – Black
or African American

CHRACAS

CHRACBL

A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
the Indian subcontinent including, for
example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan,
Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine
Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.

Char (1)

A person having origins in any of the black
racial groups of Africa.

Char (1)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Can be derived from
AFCARS Child Race #8b
or NCANDS variable
CHRACAS

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Can be derived from
AFCARS Child Race #8c
or NCANDS variable
CHRACBL

13. Child Race – Native
Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander

CHRACNH

A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other
Pacific Islands.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Can be derived from
AFCARS Child Race #8d
or NCANDS variable
CHRACNH

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Data Element

14. Child Race – White

Variable
Name

CHRACWH

Definition/Description

A person having origins in any of the original
peoples Europe, the Middle East or North
Africa.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (1)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

Permissible
Values

0, 1, 9

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
N/A

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Can be derived from
AFCARS Child Race #8e
or NCANDS variable
CHRACWH

15. Child Race –
Unable to
Determine

16. Child Ethnicity

17. Child Prior Abuse
Victim

CHRACUD

CHETHN

C_PRIOR

The specific race category is “unable to
determine” if the child is very young or is
severely disabled and no person is available
to identify the child’s race. It is also used if
the parent, relative or guardian is unwilling to
identify the child’s race.

Char (1)

Identifies child’s specific origin, if any; this is
separate from Race. Whether or not a
person is Hispanic or Latino is determined by
how they define themselves or by how others
define them. In the case of young children,
parents determine the ethnicity of the child.
Indicate Yes (1) if the child is of Mexican,
Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South
American origin, or a person of other
Spanish cultural origin regardless of race.
Indicate Unable to Determine (3) if the child
is very young or is severely disabled and no
person is available to determine whether or
not the child is Hispanic or Latino; or if the
parent, relative or guardian is unwilling to
identify the child's ethnicity.

Char (1)

Child was prior victim of
substantiated/indicated maltreatment that
occurred before outreach and engagement in
the RPG program (i.e., it was a past incident
that is not associated with reasons for
involvement in the RPG program).

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Can be derived from
AFCARS Child Race #8f
or NCANDS variable
CHRACUD

1 = Yes – of Hispanic
origin
2 = No – not of Hispanic
origin
3 = Unable to determine
9= Unknown or missing

1 - 3, 9

0 = No

0, 1, 99

N/A

State child welfare system
(for children involved in
child welfare)
Corresponds to AFCARS
#9 Hispanic/Latino Origin
and NCANDS variable
CHETHN

N/A

State child welfare system

1 = Yes
99 = Don’t know

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Data Element

18. Adult Date of Birth

Variable
Name

ADOB

Definition/Description

Month, day and year of the parent or
caregiver’s birth.

Data Type
and
Length
Date (8)

ASEX

Gender of parent or caregiver.

mm/dd/yyyy

Permissible
Values

<=01/01/1988

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
N/A

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

If the date of birth is unknown, enter an
th
approximate date of birth. Use the 15 as the
day of birth.
19. Adult Gender

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment)
Corresponds to TEDS
admission variable MDS 8

Char (2)

1 = Male

1, 2, 99

N/A

2 = Female
99 = Don’t know

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment)
Corresponds to TEDS
admission variable MDS 9

Note about Adult’s Race Demographic below: In general, a person's race is determined by how they define themselves or by how others define them. Indicate all races that
apply, see data elements 20 – 25. Hispanic/Latino is treated as ethnicity and is recorded separate from race (see data element 26. AETHN)
20. Adult Race –
American Indian or
Alaska Native

ARACAI

A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of North or South America (including
Central America), and who maintains cultural
identification through tribal affiliation or
community attachment.

Char (1)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

21. Adult Race – Asian

ARACAS

Char (1)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

22. Adult Race – Black
or African American

ARACBL

A person having origins in any of the black
racial groups of Africa.

Char (1)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

23. Adult Race – Native
Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander

ARACNH

A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other
Pacific Islands.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

24. Adult Race – White

ARACWH

A person having origins in any of the original
peoples Europe, the Middle East or North
Africa.

Char (1)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

25. Adult Race –
Unable to
Determine

ARACUD

Indicate “Unable to Determine” if the adult is
severely disabled and no person is available
to determine his/her race; or if the adult is
unwilling to identify his/her race.

Char (1)

0 = No
1 = Yes
9 = Unknown or missing

0, 1, 9

N/A

26. Adult Ethnicity

AETHN

Identifies adult’s specific origin, if any; this is
separate from Race. Whether or not a
person is Hispanic or Latino is determined by
how they define themselves or by how others
define them.

Char (1)

1 = Yes – of Hispanic
origin
2 = No – not of Hispanic
origin
3 = Unable to determine
9 = Unknown or missing

1, 2, 99

N/A

Indicate Yes (1) if the adult is of Mexican,
Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South
American origin, or a person of other
Spanish cultural origin regardless of race.
Indicate Unable to Determine (3) if the adult
is severely disabled and no person is
available to determine whether or not he/she
is Hispanic or Latino; or if the adult is
unwilling to identify his/her ethnicity.
27. Prior Perpetrator

A_PRIOR

Adult is prior perpetrator of
substantiated/indicated child maltreatment
that occurred before outreach and
engagement in the RPG program (i.e., it was
a past incident that is not associated with
reasons for involvement in the RPG
program).

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment) or State child
welfare system (for those
adults who were the
perpetrators of child
maltreatment)
Can be derived from
TEDS admission variable
MDS 10 (value = 97) or
NCANDS variables
P1RACUD – P3RACUD
State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment) or State child
welfare system (for those
adults who were the
perpetrators of child
maltreatment)
Can be derived from
TEDS admission variable
MDS 11 or NCANDS
variables PER1ETHN –
PER3ETHN

Char (2)

0 = No

0, 1, 99

N/A

State child welfare system

1 = Yes
99 = Don’t know

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

28. Education

EDUC

Number of years of school that adult
completed at time of entry to RPG program
or substance abuse treatment.
Time of entry is when client has the first
face-to-face contact or service with the RPG
program to formally start his/her record or
case file.

Integer (2)

29. Employment Status

EMPLOY

Parent or caregiver’s employment status at
time of entry to RPG program or substance
abuse treatment.
Full Time is defined as working 35 or more
hours each week; this includes members of
uniformed services.
Part Time is defined as working less than 35
hours each week.
Unemployed is defined as not having a job
and/or looking for work during the past 30
days.
Not in Labor Force includes individuals who
are homemakers, students, disabled, retired
or inmates of an institution. Note: Clients
identified as Not in Labor Force should be
further defined in the next data element
Detailed Not In Labor Force (DETNLF).

Char (2)

This provides more detailed information
about those clients whose employment
status is coded as Not in Labor Force (see
data element EMPLOY).

Char (2)

30. Detailed Not in
Labor Force

DETNLF

Values Descriptions/
Labels

##
Enter number of years of
school completed.
For those with high school
diploma or equivalent, use
12 years.
For those with bachelor’s
degree, use 16 years
99 = Refused/ don't know
1 = Full time
2 = Part time
3 = Unemployed
4 = Not in labor force*
99 = Don’t know

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

0 – 25, 99

N/A

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment)
Corresponds to TEDS
admission variable MDS
12

1-4, 99

N/A

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment)
TEDS admission variable
MDS13

*Please provide more
detailed information for
clients coded as Not in
Labor Force in data
element 32. DETNLF

1 = Homemaker
2 = Student
3 = Retired
4 = Disabled
5 = Inmate of Institution
(prison or institution that
keeps a person, otherwise
able, from entering the
labor force)
6 = Other
96 = Not applicable
97 = Unknown
98 = Not collected

1-6, 96-98

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment)
TEDS admission variable
SuDS12 (required for
NOMs reporting)

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Data Element

31. Pregnancy Status

Variable
Name

PREG

Definition/Description

Parent or caregiver’s pregnancy status at
time of entry to RPG program or substance
abuse treatment

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = Not pregnant

Permissible
Values

0, 1, 99

1 = Pregnant
99 = Don’t know

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

As core
demographic
for
conducting
selected
analyses;
and for C7

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment and if State
collects supplemental data
set)
Corresponds to TEDS
supplemental data set
variable SuDS 6

32. Living Arrangement

LIVARAG

Parent or caregiver’s living arrangement or
residential status at time of entry to RPG
program or substance abuse treatment

Char (2)

1 = Homeless – clients with
no fixed address; includes
shelters
2 = Dependent living –
clients living in a
supervised setting such as
a residential institution
(including jail/prison),
halfway house or group
home.
3 = Independent living –
clients living alone or with
others without supervision
99 = Don’t know

1-3, 99

N/A

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment if State collects
supplemental data set)
Corresponds to TEDS
supplemental data set
admission variable SuDS
8 and NOMs.

33. Source of
Income/Support

INCOME

Parent or caregiver’s primary source of
income/financial support at time of entry to
RPG program or substance abuse treatment.
This should only reflect the income
generated by the client. Client income would
not include that of a spouse, relative, etc.
“Other” income includes alimony, child
support, “illegal” income, or other income not
specified.

Char (2)

1 = Wages/salary
2 = Public assistance
3 = Retirement/ pension
4 = Disability
20 = Other
21 = None
99 = Unknown

1-4, 20, 21, 99

N/A

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment and if State
collects supplemental data
set)
Corresponds to TEDS
supplemental data set
admission variable SuDS
9

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

34. Marital Status

MARITAL

Parent or caregiver’s marital status at time of
entry to RPG program or substance abuse
treatment.

Char (2)

35. Meth Use is
Contributing Factor

METHFACT

Indicate, to the best of your ability, whether
parent or caregiver methamphetamine use is
a contributing factor to the risk of child
maltreatment, based on your knowledge of
the family and/or any available case record
information.

Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

1 = Never married
2 = Now married
3 = Separated
4 = Divorced
5 = Widowed
97 = Unknown

1-5

N/A

0 = No

0, 1, 99

N/A

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment if a State
collects supplemental data
set)
Corresponds to TEDS
supplemental data set
admission variable SuDS
14

1 = Yes
99 = Don’t know

This variable is designed to tell us, more
from a child welfare system perspective, if
the family has any involvement with
methamphetamine (use or production) that is
contributing to their open child welfare case
or the need for RPG services.
Methamphetamine use may or may not be
the foremost reason for a given child welfare
decision or action (e.g., the primary reason
for removal of the child, the main factor or
cause for determining a maltreatment report
is substantiated/indicated).
The subjective nature of this data element is
understood and acknowledged. However,
this data provides important information to
supplement data regarding primary
substance problem reported at treatment
admission and past 30 day use of
methamphetamine.
36. Date file opened
with the RPG
program

FILE_O

Typically, this date will reflect point in time
when client has the first face-to-face contact
(intake or admission to RPG) or service with
the RPG to formally start his/her record or
case file.

Date (8)

mm/dd/yyyy
(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

>09/30/2007

C1, C2, C3,
C7, A1, A6

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Data Element

37. Date file closed
with the RPG
program

Variable
Name

FILE_C

Definition/Description

Typically, this date will reflect an act or
process for when the RPG closes the
person’s record (e.g., discharge date from
RPG program) because he/she leaves the
RPG program for whatever reason (e.g.,
completion of RPG services, client
terminates RPG services, client moves to a
different State).

Data Type
and
Length
Date (8)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

mm/dd/yyyy

>09/30/2007

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

This date must
be => than the
date file
opened with the
RPG program
(RPGFILE_O)

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

C1 and for
contextual/
background
information
for data
analyses and
reports

SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS TO BE USED TO CALCULATE CHILD PERFORMANCE MEASURES
(There are a few additional data elements listed under the data elements to be used to calculate the Adult performance measures which will also
be used for indicator C1. Children Remain at Home)
Not all grantees will collect and report every data element; the number of data elements will depend on the grantee’s final set of
indicators.
38. Child victim of
substantiated/
indicated
maltreatment

MALTXVIC

Indicate whether or not this child has been
the subject of a substantiated/ indicated case
of child maltreatment in the given six-month
reporting period.
This determination is based on the final
finding or disposition of the maltreatment
incident as “substantiated” or “indicated or
reason to suspect,” as determined by the
responsible agency according to your State
law. Dispositions of “alternative response
victim” are not included here in the definition
of substantiated.
If Yes, then for each substantiated incident
in the given six-month reporting period,
complete all associated data elements (e.g.,
report date, disposition date, maltreatment
type(s), whether child removed from home)
for each incident.
If No, then code accordingly and skip
associated data elements.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes

0-1

C1, C2

Can be determined from
the grantee’s State child
welfare system
Corresponds to NCANDS
variable Maltreatment
Report Disposition
(RPTDISP). Those records
containing a maltreatment
disposition level of 1 =
substantiated or 2 =
indicated or reason to
suspect are selected out
and counted. The
alternative response victim
disposition is not included.

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Data Element

Variable
Name

39. Child maltreatment
record identifier

MALTXID

40. Date of
maltreatment report

RPTDT

41. Date of
maltreatment report
disposition

RPTDISDT

42. First type of
maltreatment

CHMAL1

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Unique identifier assigned to each
substantiated/indicated case of child
maltreatment for a given child.
Because a given child may experience
repeat incidents of maltreatment over the
course of his/her involvement in the RPG
program, this unique identifier field is needed
to identify a particular maltreatment record.

String (10)

If the child was the victim of a
substantiated/indicated child maltreatment
report, enter the month, day and year of the
report; i.e., the date that the responsible
agency was notified of the suspected child
maltreatment.

Date (8)

The month, day and year that a decision was
made by the child welfare agency or court
regarding the disposition of the report or
investigation of alleged child maltreatment.

Date (8)

Indicates the particular form of child
maltreatment that is determined by
investigation to be substantiated or indicated
under State law. This is the first type of
maltreatment reported on the child’s record.

Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

The MALTXID can be any
convenient string of
characters you want,
provided it is no more than
10 characters long and it is
a unique identifier.

Enter unique
identifier that is
<=10
characters

N/A

mm/dd/yyyy

Valid date

C1, C2

1 = physical abuse

3 = medical neglect

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to NCANDS
variable RPTDT.

Valid date

C1, C2

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

2 = neglect or deprivation
of necessities

(not required source)

(for data
system
administrative
purposes)

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

mm/dd/yyyy

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to NCANDS
variable RPTDISDT

1-6, 8, 9

C1, C2

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to NCANDS
variable CHMAL1

4 = sexual abuse
5 = psychological or
emotional maltreatment
6 = no alleged
maltreatment
8 = other
9 = unknown/missing

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Data Element

43. Second type of
maltreatment

Variable
Name

CHMAL2

Definition/Description

Indicates the particular form of child
maltreatment that is determined by
investigation to be substantiated or indicated
under State law. This is the second type of
maltreatment reported on the child’s record.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

1 = physical abuse

Permissible
Values

1-6, 8, 9

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
C1, C2

2 = neglect or deprivation
of necessities

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to NCANDS
variable CHMAL2

3 = medical neglect
4 = sexual abuse
5 = psychological or
emotional maltreatment
6 = no alleged
maltreatment
8 = other
9 = unknown/missing

44. Third type of
maltreatment

CHMAL3

Indicates the particular form of child
maltreatment that is determined by
investigation to be substantiated or indicated
under State law. This is the third type of
maltreatment reported on the child’s record.

Char (2)

1 = physical abuse

1-6, 8, 9

C1, C2

2 = neglect or deprivation
of necessities

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to NCANDS
variable CHMAL3

3 = medical neglect
4 = sexual abuse
5 = psychological or
emotional maltreatment
6 = no alleged
maltreatment
8 = other
9 = unknown/missing

45. Fourth type of
maltreatment

CHMAL4

Indicates the particular form of child
maltreatment that is determined by
investigation to be substantiated or indicated
under State law. This is the fourth type of
maltreatment reported on the child’s record.

Char (2)

1 = physical abuse
2 = neglect or deprivation
of necessities
3 = medical neglect

1-6, 8, 9

C1, C2

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to NCANDS
variable CHMAL4

4 = sexual abuse
5 = psychological or
emotional maltreatment
6 = no alleged
maltreatment
8 = other
9 = unknown/missing

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Data Element

Variable
Name

46. Child removed from
home

REMOVED

47. Date of latest
removal from home

REMOVDT

48. Date of current
placement in foster
care setting

PLACEDT

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

The removal of the child from his/her normal
place of residence resulting in his/her
placement in a foster care setting (which
may be defined by your State as placement
in State custody or out-of-home placement).
As defined by AFCARS, a removal is either
the physical act of a child being taken from
his/her normal place of residence, by court
order or a voluntary placement agreement
and placed in a substitute care setting, or the
removal of custody from the parent or
relative guardian pursuant to a court order or
voluntary placement agreement that permits
the child to remain in a substitute care
setting.

Char (2)

Month, day and year the child was last
removed from his/her home for the purpose
of being placed in foster care. This would be
the date for the current episode or, if the
child has exited foster care, the date of
removal for the most recent removal.
Must be the date of the current removal from
home (not necessarily the date of case
opening).

Date (8)

Month, day and year the child moved into the
current foster home, facility, residence,
shelter, institution, etc. for purposes of
continued foster care.
Date must not change when there is a
change in the status of placement setting
(e.g., foster home becomes pre-adoptive
home).
The State must indicate the date the child
was placed on the trial home visit, or known
to have run away from the last placement
setting as this date.

Date (8)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

0-1

C1, C3, C4

mm/dd/yyyy

Valid date

C1, C3 – C6

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

Must be <=
data element
PLACEDT,
date of
placement in
current foster
care setting.

mm/dd/yyyy

Valid date

0 = No

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to AFCARS
data element #21

C1, C3 – C6

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds to AFCARS
data element #23

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Data Element

49. Date child reunified
with parent or
caregiver

50. Date of discharge
from foster care

51. Discharge reason

Variable
Name

REUNDT

FCDISDT

FCDISP

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

This is the month, day and year of the
functional (physical) reunification date – i.e.,
parent and child are together physically,
even if legal custody still resides with the
State.
Obtaining this date may differ depending on
how your State system works. In some
States, this date may be the last completion
date for “date of placement in current foster
care setting” (AFCARS #23); for other
States, it may be gleaned elsewhere from
their State’s child welfare administrative
system.

Date (8)

This is the month, day and year of
reunification, as legally defined by the State.
This date may or may not be the same as
data element REUNDATE (date child
reunified with parent/caregiver).

Date (8)

This is the reason why the child was
discharged from foster care, as defined by
AFCARS.
Reunification means that child was returned
home to principal caregivers’ home.
Living with other relative means the child
went to live with a relative other than the one
from whose home he/she was removed.
Adoption means child was legally adopted.
Emancipation means the child reached
majority according to State law by virtue of
age, marriage, etc.
Guardianship means permanent custody of
child was awarded to an individual.
Transfer to another agency means
responsibility for the care of the child was
awarded to another agency, either in or
outside of the State.
Runaway means child ran away from the
foster care placement.
Death means child died while in foster care.

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

mm/dd/yyyy

mm: 01 to 12

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

dd: 01 to 31
(depending on
month)

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

C3 – C5

State child welfare data
system (may correspond
with AFCARS #23)

C3 – C6

State child welfare data
system

yyyy: >=2007

mm/dd/yyyy

mm: 01 to 12

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

dd: 01 to 31
(depending on
month)

Corresponds with
AFCARS #56

yyyy: >=2007
0 = Not applicable
1 = Reunification with
parent(s) or primary
caregiver(s)

1-8

C3 – C6

State child welfare data
system
Corresponds with
AFCARS #58

2 = Living with other
relative
3 = Adoption
4 = Emancipation
5 = Relative guardianship
6 = Transfer to another
agency
7 = Runaway
8 = Death of child

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

Data elements 52 to 54 apply to those grantees that are collecting indicator C7. Prevention of substance-exposed newborns. Data elements will differ depending
on whether the grantee is reporting the information on a case level or aggregate basis. Each grantee’s data plan will be customized accordingly.
52. Newborn date of
birth (if case level)
OR
Total number of
births (if aggregate)
53. Substance
exposure detected
at birth ( if case
level)
OR

Total number of
births substance
exposure detected
at birth (if aggregate)

Enter month, day and year of birth for any
newborns born during the six-month
reporting period.

Date (8)

TOTBIRTHS

Enter total number of births during the sixmonth reporting period.

Integer

SEB

Whether substance exposure to alcohol
and/or other drugs was detected at birth. The
determination of substance exposure may
come from a doctor or other health care
professional assessing the newborn baby’s
health. Typically, identification of substanceexposed newborns is determined primarily
by clinical indicators, including maternal and
newborn presentation, history of mother’s
substance use/abuse, medical history and/or
toxicology results.
For purposes of this project, tobacco is not
included in the definition of “other drugs”
(though it is recognized that tobacco
exposure can have significant consequences
to the baby’s health). A grantee may collect
information on tobacco exposure and report
that separately in their local evaluation.
Grantees that are planning to capture risk of
exposure as determined by prevalence of
substance use during the prenatal period
should collect and report use during
pregnancy separately as part of their local
evaluation.

Char (2)

Of total number of births during the sixmonth reporting period, number in which
substance exposure to alcohol and/or other
drugs was detected at birth.

Integer

NEWDOB

TOTSEB

mm/dd/yyyy

>=9/30/2007

Enter number of births

>=0

0 = No

0, 1, 99

>=0

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

1 = Yes
99 = Unknown

Enter total number of births
in which substance
exposure was detected

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Data Element

54. Subsequent
substance-exposed
birth (if case level)

Variable
Name

SEB2

Total number of
subsequent
substance-exposed
births (if aggregate)

TOTSEB2

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

If substance exposure to alcohol and/or other
drugs was detected at birth, was this birth a
subsequent substance-exposed newborn for
the mother, regardless of when the initial
substance-exposed birth occurred (i.e., the
initial substance-exposed birth may have
occurred prior to the client’s enrollment into
the RPG program).

Char (2)

Of the total number of substance-exposed
births during the six-month reporting period,
number which were a subsequent
substance-exposed birth.

Integer

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

0, 1, 99

>=0

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes
99 = Unknown

Enter total number of
subsequent substanceexposed births

Data elements 55 – 66 apply to those grantees that are collecting indicator C8. Children Connected to Supportive Services. For each supportive service,
grantees are to collect two data elements: whether assessed for given service and whether services were initiated. Each grantee’s data plan will include only
those supportive services they indicated they would provide. Grantees may plan to provide other children’s supportive services in addition to those specified in
C8. In such cases, grantees may report information on these other supportive services in their local evaluation and/or Semi-Annual Progress Report.
55. Child assessed for
developmental
services

CHDEV1

Whether child was screened and/or
assessed for developmental needs.
If your program does not provide this
assessment please enter 88.

Char (2)

0 = No

0-2, 88, 99

1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)
2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

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Data Element

56. Developmental
services initiated

Variable
Name

CHDEV2

Definition/Description

Developmental services were initiated for the
child.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

CHMH1

Whether child was screened and/or
assessed for mental health needs.

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes – either initiated or
continued/expanded (if
already receiving upon
entry to RPG program)

Developmental services will be determined
by the grantee according to their program
model, but may include services such as
screening and assessments for any physical,
social/emotional, cognitive and/or behavioral
delays and/or concerns, early intervention
and/or therapy services (speech, physical,
occupational, play and/or individual, family
and/or parent/child mental health therapy)
vision and hearing services, infant
development programs, nutrition/feeding
services, community-based rehabilitative
services.
57. Child assessed for
mental health or
counseling services

Values Descriptions/
Labels

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
support service
99 = Unknown

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

58. Mental health or
counseling services
initiated

CHMH2

Mental health services were initiated for the
child.
Mental health or counseling services will be
determined by the grantee according to their
program model, but may include things like
cognitive-behavioral therapy, individual
therapy, family therapy, group therapy,
PTSD services (for trauma, violence, abuse),
play therapy, art therapy, services for
depression and anxiety, etc.

Char (2)

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Data Element

59. Child assessed for
primary pediatric
care

Variable
Name

CHMED1

Definition/Description

Whether child was screened and/or
assessed for primary pediatric health care
needs.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

60. Primary pediatric
care initiated

61. Child assessed for
substance abuse
prevention services

CHMED2

CHSAP1

Primary pediatric health care services were
initiated for the child.
Primary pediatric care services will be
determined by the grantee according to their
program model, but may include things like
well-child or routine check-ups to monitor
physical and psychosocial growth and
development, immunizations, health
supervision and anticipatory guidance, ageappropriate screening, diagnosis and
treatment of acute and chronic disorders,
management of serious and life-threatening
illness, and referrals to specialists for more
complex conditions where appropriate.
Whether child was screened and/or
assessed for substance abuse prevention
and education needs.
If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes – either initiated or
continued/expanded (if
already receiving upon
entry to RPG program)
2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
support service
99 = Unknown
0 = No
1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)
2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

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Data Element

62. Substance abuse
prevention services
initiated

63. Child assessed for
substance abuse
treatment

Variable
Name

CHSAP2

CHSATX1

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Substance abuse prevention and education
services were initiated for the child.
Substance abuse prevention and education
services will be determined by the grantee
according to their program model, but may
include things like support groups for
children of substance abusing parents or
divorced parents; education programs for
youth who have problems managing their
anger; community support activities such as
mentoring programs for youth who are
truant, failing in school or having difficulties
in relationships with peers and family; early
identification of substance abuse problems
and referral to treatment services for youth in
schools; programs that provide opportunities
for youth to learn skills that help them relate
to others, communicate, problem-solve more
effectively and set future goals, etc

Char (2)

Whether child was screened and/or
assessed for a substance use disorder.
If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes – either initiated or
continued/expanded (if
already receiving upon
entry to RPG program)
2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
support service
99 = Unknown

0 = No
1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)
2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

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Data Element

64. Substance abuse
treatment initiated

Variable
Name

CHSATX2

Definition/Description

Substance abuse treatment was initiated for
the child.
Substance abuse treatment services will be
determined by the grantee according to their
program model, but may include things like
clinical treatment services provided in a
residential, inpatient or outpatient setting and
related clinical and community support
services.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

65. Child assessed for
educational
services

CHEDUC1

Child screened and/or assessed for any
educational service needs.
If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

66. Educational
services initiated

CHEDUC2

Educational services were initiated for the
child.
Educational services will be determined by
the grantee according to their program
model, but may include mentoring, tutoring,
reading instruction, remediation, school
assessments, services, drop-out prevention
programs, school-based early intervention
programs, and similar services. This may
include IEP/IFSP planning and services for
children who qualify for Special Education
Services and/or services under IDEA Part C,
as well as remedial, school readiness and
other early intervention services for children
who do not qualify.

Char (2)

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS TO BE USED TO CALCULATE ADULT INDICATOR MEASURES
(A few of the substance abuse treatment data elements below are also needed for indicator C1. Children Remain at Home, but are presented
here along with the other associated treatment data elements.)
Not all grantees will collect and report every data element; the number of data elements will depend on the grantee’s final set of
indicators.
67. Date file opened
with child welfare
system

CWFILE_O

This is the first date the case is opened for
services in the child welfare system (as it
relates to the family becoming involved in the
RPG program versus any earlier child
welfare involvement that pre-dates and is not
related to the family’s participation in the
RPG program).

Date (8)

mm/dd/yyyy

mm: 01 to 12

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

dd: 01 to 31
(depending on
month)

C3, A1, A6

State child welfare data
system

yyyy: valid year

In the vast majority of cases, this will be the
date the case is opened for an investigation.
However, it may vary by State practice, so
follow your State guidelines/practices.
68. Substance abuse
treatment
admission record
identifier

SATXID

Unique identifier assigned to each substance
abuse treatment admission for a given adult.
Because it is likely that an adult may have
multiple substance abuse treatment
admissions over the course of his/her
involvement in the RPG program, this field is
needed to specifically identify a particular
treatment admission record. Each treatment
admission record should represent an overall
treatment episode; do not record all
placements or transitions from one level of
care to another that may happen within a
single treatment episode.
If a given adult enrolled in the RPG program
was not identified as having a substance use
disorder and was not admitted to substance
abuse treatment (but is receiving other RPG
program services), then this data element is
not applicable and can be left blank.

String (10)

The SATXID can be any
convenient string of
characters you want,
provided it is no more than
10 characters long and it is
a unique identifier.

Enter unique
identifier that is
<=10
characters

N/A
(for data
system
administrative
purposes)

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Data Element

69. Date of parent/
caregiver
substance abuse
assessment/intake

70.

Level of care
parent or caregiver
assessed for

Optional Data Element

Variable
Name

SAASSESS

LOCRECOM

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

The month, day and year that the parent or
caregiver received a substance use
assessment/intake. If assessment and intake
occur on two separate dates, use the earlier
of the two.
A substance abuse assessment/intake
typically involves a standardized set of
questions asked by a staff member trained in
substance abuse issues, including
functioning, needs and strengths leading to a
determination of the level of care required,
needed services and development of a
treatment plan. In addition, the
administrative procedures for admission to a
program may be completed at this time.

Date (8)

Parent or caregiver recommended level of
care identified at substance abuse
assessment, according to the five broad
levels outlined in the American Society of
Addiction Medicine’s Patient Placement
Criteria (ASAM PPC).

Char (2)

This is an optional data element that will
be included for those grantees using the
ASAM PPC, or a standardized
assessment process that determines
level of care in a manner consistent
with the ASAM PPC.

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

mm/dd/yyyy

mm: 01 to 12

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

dd: 01 to 31
(depending on
month)

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

yyyy: >=2007
This date
should precede
the date the
parent or
caregiver
formally
entered
treatment (data
element
TXADMIT)
0 - Level 0.5, Early
Intervention
1 = Level I, Outpatient
Treatment
2 = Level II, Intensive
Outpatient/Partial
Hospitalization
3 = Level III,
Residential/Inpatient
Treatment
4 = Level IV, MedicallyManaged Intensive
Inpatient Treatment
88 = Not applicable substance use problem not
indicated
If you are not collecting this
optional data element,
leave blank.

0-4, 88

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Data Element

71.

Level of care
parent or caregiver
received

Variable
Name

LOCRECVD

Optional Data Element

Definition/Description

Level of care that parent or caregiver
received at time of treatment admission,
according to the five broad levels outlined in
the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s
Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM PPC).

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Char (2)

See above coding for
LOCRECOM
If you are not collecting this
optional data element,
leave blank.

0-4

Char (2)

1 = public
2 = private
88 = Not applicable
99 = don’t know

1, 2, 88, 99

A1, A2, A5,
A6

Date (8)

mm/dd/yyyy

mm: 01 to 12

A1, A2, A3

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

dd: 01 to 31
(depending on
month)

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

PUBPRVTX

For parents or caregivers who enter
substance abuse treatment, indicate if they
entered public or private treatment.
If a given adult enrolled in the RPG program
does not have a substance use disorder and
is not receiving substance abuse treatment,
but is receiving other RPG services or
interventions, code as 88 = Not applicable
and leave data elements 73 – 122 blank.

73. Date parent/
caregiver entered
substance abuse
treatment

TXADMIT

The month, day and year that the parent or
caregiver was admitted to treatment. As
defined by TEDS, admission is defined as
the formal acceptance of a client into
substance abuse treatment. An admission
has occurred if and only if the client begins
treatment. Therefore, events such as initial
screening, referral and wait-listing are
considered to take place before the
admission to treatment and are not
reportable to TEDS.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

State substance abuse
treatment system
Corresponds to TEDS
admission variable MDS 5

yyyy: >=2007

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Data Element

74. Substance abuse
treatment setting

Variable
Name

TXSET

Definition/Description

The type of treatment setting to which the
client was admitted. Within a given treatment
setting, an individual may receive different
types of services (e.g., therapy and
counseling, case management, support
services, transitional services,etc.). This
variable is intended to capture the larger
treatment setting to which the client was
admitted; the coding is defined according to
TEDS.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

1 = Detox, 24-hour,
hospital inpatient
2 = Detox, 24-hour, freestanding residential
3 = Rehabilitation/
Residential – Hospital
(other than detox)
4 = Rehabilitation/
Residential – Short term
(<=30 days)
5 = Rehabilitation/
Residential – Long term
(>30 days); may include
transitional living such as
halfway house
6 = Ambulatory – Intensive
Outpatient (at minimum,
client receives treatment
lasting 2 or more hours per
day for 3 or more days per
week)
7 = Ambulatory – Nonintensive outpatient
8 = Ambulatory –
Detoxification (outpatient)
9 = Unknown

Permissible
Values

1-9

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
A1, A2, A3

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment data system
Corresponds with TEDS
admission variable MDS
18

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Data Element

75. Date of last contact
while in substance
abuse treatment

76. Date parent/
caregiver
discharged from
substance abuse
treatment

Variable
Name

TXLSTCON

TXDISDT

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

The day when the client was last seen for a
treatment. In many cases, the date of
discharge (data element TXDISDT) and date
of last contact will be the same or very close
together. However, in certain situations, a
client may drop out of treatment and not be
“discharged” for weeks or months after the
end of treatment. Since a primary use of the
date of discharge is to calculate the length of
treatment, delayed discharge dates result in
invalid length of treatment calculations. For
this reason, the grantee should report both
dates; the analyst will determine the most
appropriate date to use in calculating length
of treatment.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Date (8)

Specifies the month, day and year when a
parent or caregiver was formally discharged
from the treatment facility and/or services
were terminated. This should reflect the
treatment discharge date for the overall
treatment episode; you do not need to record
all placements or transitions from one level
of care to another that may happen within a
single treatment episode.
The date may be the same as the date of
last contact (data element TXLSTCON).
Regardless of the reason for services
ending, a discharge is considered to have
occurred at some point after treatment ends.
In the absence of a formal discharge, TEDS
uses the following operational definition of
discharge: A treatment episode should be
assumed to have ended if the client has not
been seen in 3 days in the case of inpatient
or residential treatment, and 30 days in the
case of outpatient treatment.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Date (8)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

mm/dd/yyyy

mm: 01 to 12

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

dd: 01 to 31
(depending on
month)

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
A2, A3

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment system
Corresponds to TEDS
discharge variable DIS 8

yyyy: >=2007
Date must be
equal to or after
date of
admission
(TXADMIT).

mm/dd/yyyy

mm: 01 to 12

(lead with 0 – e.g., 01 to
09)

dd: 01 to 31
(depending on
month)

A2, A3

State substance abuse
treatment system
Corresponds to TEDS
discharge variable DIS 9

yyyy: >=2007
Date must be
equal to or after
date of
admission
(TXADMIT).

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Data Element

77. Substance abuse
treatment discharge
status

Variable
Name

TXSTATUS

Definition/Description

Indicates the outcome of treatment or the
reason for transfer or discontinuance of
treatment. The coding is according to TEDS.
1 = Treatment completion. All parts of
treatment plan or program were completed.
2 = Left against professional advice. Client
chose not to complete treatment program,
with or without specific advice to continue
treatment. Includes clients who dropped out
for unknown reason.
3 = Terminated by facility. Treatment
terminated by action of facility (not because
client dropped out, or client incarcerated or
other client reason).
4 = Transferred to another substance abuse
treatment program or facility (and known to
report). This code is used for clients who
have a change of service or provider within a
treatment episode, except when it is known
the client did not report to the next program.
14 = Transferred to another substance
abuse treatment program or facility, but did
not report. This code is used for clients who
have a change of service or provider within
an episode of treatment, but who are known
not to have reported to the next program.
5 = Incarcerated. For those whose course of
treatment is terminated because the client
has been incarcerated (includes jail, prison,,
house confinement)
6 = Death
7 = Other (e.g., moved, illness,
hospitalization, or other reason somewhat
out of client’s control.
8 = Unknown. Client status at discharge not
known (e.g., record incomplete or lost)
99 = Not applicable – still in treatment. To be
used if a client is still in treatment at end of
the given reporting period.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

1 = Treatment completion
2 = Left against
professional advice
(dropped out)
3 = Terminated by facility
4 = Transferred to another
treatment program or
facility (and known to
report).
14 = Transferred to
another treatment program
or facility, but did not
report.
5 = Incarcerated.
6 = Death
7 = Other
8 = Unknown
99 = Not applicable – still
in treatment

Permissible
Values

1-8, 14, 99

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
A2, A3

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment system
Corresponds to TEDS
discharge variable DIS 10
(a code of 99 was added
to identify those still in
treatment)

Note: It is understood that
California’s system
(CalOMS) uses different
discharge codes than
TEDS. California grantees
should refer to indicator A2
discussion in Section III
below for how to translate
CalOMS codes to TEDS
discharge codes.

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Data Element

78. Primary substance
problem at
admission

Variable
Name

SUB1

Definition/Description

Primary substance problem reported at
treatment admission; substance which is
primarily responsible for contributing to the
parent or caregiver’s need for admission.
For heroin/other opiates, grantees can just
report one total roll-up number or also
choose to break it down into the more
detailed subcategories a – e (depending on
how these data are collected locally).
Subcategory d. other opiates/synthetics
includes codeine, Dilaudid, morphine,
Demerol, Darvon, opium, and any other drug
with morphine-like effects.
Hallucinogens/psychedelics include PCP,
LSD, MDMA, DMT, STP, mescaline,
psilocybin, peyote, etc.
Other amphetamines/stimulants includes
amphetamines, Benzedrine, Dexedrine,
Preludin, Ritalin, any other amine and related
drugs, non-amphetamine stimulants
Benzodiazepines includes diazepam,
flurazepam, chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate,
lorazepam, alprazolam, estasolam,
oxazepam, temazepam, prazepam,
triazolam, clonazepam, halazepam, and
other unspecified benzodiazepines
Barbiturates includes Mephobarbital,
pentobarbital sodium, Seconal, Nembutal
Other tranquilizers or sedatives includes
non-benzodiazepine tranquilizers, nonbarbiturate sedatives/hypnotics, chloral
hydrate, Placidyl, Doriden
Inhalants include ether, glue, chloroform,
nitrous oxide, gasoline, paint thinner, etc.
Other includes all substances not otherwise
specified.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

1.
2.
3.
4.

Alcohol
Cocaine/crack
Marijuana/hashish
Heroin/other opiates
(total)
a. Heroin
b. Oxycontin/
oxycodone
c. Hydrocodone
(Lortab)
d. Other opiates/
synthetics
e. Non-prescription
methadone
5. Hallucinogens/
psychedelics
6. Methamphetamine
7. Other amphetamines/
stimulants
8. Benzodiazepines
9. Barbiturates
10. Other tranquilizers or
sedatives
11. Inhalants
12. Other
99 = Unknown/ missing

Permissible
Values

1-12, 99

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
A3

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment system
Grantees could derive this
from TEDS variable MDS
14 (A), but would require
some recoding

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Data Element

79. Secondary
substance problem
at admission

Variable
Name

SUB2

Secondary substance problem reported at
treatment admission. (See primary
substance problem, SUB1, for guidelines.)

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

This is an optional data element for
grantees.

Optional Data Element
80. Tertiary substance
problem at
admission

Definition/Description

SUB3

Tertiary substance problem reported at
treatment admission. (See primary
substance problem for guidelines.)

Char (2)

This is an optional data element for
grantees.

Optional Data Element

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

See primary substance
problem, SUB1, values.
If you are not collecting this
optional data element,
leave blank.

1-12, 99

See primary substance
problem, SUB1, for values.
If you are not collecting this
optional data element,
leave blank.

1-12, 99

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For
A3

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment system
Grantees could derive this
from TEDS variable MDS
14 (B), but would require
some recoding

State substance abuse
treatment system
Grantees could derive this
from TEDS variable MDS
14 (C), but would require
some recoding

Data elements 81 – 114 apply to indicator A3. Substance Use. For each of the specified substances, grantees are to collect frequency of use in past 30 days at
both admission and discharge. (It is anticipated that past use at discharge will be obtained through either an exit interview, completion of a discharge form or
knowledge obtained while client was participating in treatment.) Grantees that are collecting substance use information at additional time points (e.g., 6 months
prior to admission, 6 months post-treatment discharge) can report this additional information as part of their local evaluation. If a given adult being served was
not identified as having a substance use disorder and is not in substance abuse treatment, but is receiving other RPG program services, then leave these data
elements blank.
81.

82.

83.

84.

Frequency of
alcohol use at
admission

ALCOHOL1

Frequency of
alcohol use at
discharge

ALCOHOL2

Frequency of
cocaine/crack use
at admission

COCAINE1

Frequency of
cocaine/crack use
at discharge

COCAINE2

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used alcohol.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used alcohol

Integer (2)

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used cocaine/crack.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used cocaine/crack.

Integer (2)

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing
Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

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Data Element

85.

Variable
Name

Frequency of
marijuana/hashish
use at admission

MARIJ1

Frequency of
marijuana/hashish
use at discharge

MARIJ2

Frequency of
heroin/other opiate
use at admission

OPIATES1

88. Frequency of
heroin/other opiate
use at discharge

OPIATES2

86.

87.

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used marijuana/hashish.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used marijuana/hashish.

Integer (2)

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used heroin or other
opiates, not as prescribed for client.
Grantees may collect and report all
heroin/other opiate use as a single number
only or also choose to break it down into the
more detailed subcategories of a) heroin, b)
oxycontin/oxycodone, c) hydrocodone (or
Lortab), d) other opiates/synthetics (codeine,
Dilaudid, morphine, Demerol, Darvon, opium,
and any other drug with morphine-like
effects), and e) non-prescription methadone.
See data elements 89, 91, 93, 95 and 97.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.
At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used heroin or other
opiates, not as prescribed for client.
Grantees may collect and report all
heroin/other opiate use as a single number
only or choose to break it down into the more
detailed subcategories of a) heroin, b)
oxycontin/oxycodone, c) hydrocodone (or
Lortab), d) other opiates/synthetics (codeine,
Dilaudid, morphine, Demerol, Darvon, opium,
and any other drug with morphine-like
effects), and e) non-prescription methadone.
See data elements 90, 92, 94, 96 and 98.

Integer (2)

Enter number of days

0-30
99 = unknown/
missing

Integer (2)

Enter number of days

0-30

Enter number of days

0-30

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

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Data Element

89. Frequency of
heroin use at
admission

Variable
Name

HEROIN1

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES1
90. Frequency of
heroin use at
discharge

Definition/Description

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used heroin specifically.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES1.

Data Type
and
Length
Integer (2)

For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.
HEROIN2

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used heroin specifically.

Integer (2)

This is a subcategory of OPIATES2.

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, just leave
blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES2
91.

Frequency of
oxycontin/
oxycodone use at
admission

OXYCO1

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES1
92.

Frequency of
oxycontin/
oxycodone use at
discharge

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used oxycontin/
oxycodone specifically, not as prescribed for
client.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES1.

Integer (2)

For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.
OXYCO2

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used oxycontin/
oxycodone specifically, not as prescribed for
client.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES2.

Integer (2)

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES2

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Data Element

93.

Frequency of
hydrocodone (or
Lortab) use at
admission

Variable
Name

HYDROCO1

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES1
94.

HYDROCO2

95.

OTHOPIA1

Frequency of other
opiate/synthetics
use at discharge

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES2

Integer (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used hydrocodone (or
Lortab) specifically, not as prescribed for
client.

Integer (2)

This is a subcategory of OPIATES2.

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES1

96.

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used hydrocodone (or
Lortab) specifically, not as prescribed for
client.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES1.

Data Type
and
Length

For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Frequency of
hydrocodone (or
Lortab) use at
discharge
This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES2
Frequency of other
opiate/synthetics
use at admission

Definition/Description

OTHOPIA2

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used other
opiates/synthetics (codeine, Dilaudid,
morphine, Demerol, Darvon, opium, and any
other drug with morphine-like effects)
specifically, not as prescribed for client.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES1.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used other
opiates/synthetics (codeine, Dilaudid,
morphine, Demerol, Darvon, opium, and any
other drug with morphine-like effects)
specifically, not as prescribed for client.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES2.

Integer (2)

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Data Element

97.

Frequency of nonprescription
methadone use at
admission

Variable
Name

METHADO1

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES1
98.

Frequency of nonprescription
methadone use at
discharge

Definition/Description

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used non-prescription
methadone specifically.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES1.

Data Type
and
Length
Integer (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

If you are not collecting this
optional more detailed
subcategory, leave blank.

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.
METHADO2

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used non-prescription
methadone specifically.
This is a subcategory of OPIATES2.

Integer (2)

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used
hallucinogens/psychedelics (includes PCP,
LSD, MDMA, DMT, STP, mescaline,
psilocybin, peyote, etc.)
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used
hallucinogens/psychedelics (includes PCP,
LSD, MDMA, DMT, STP, mescaline,
psilocybin, peyote, etc.)

Integer (2)

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used
methamphetamine.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used
methamphetamine.

Integer (2)

This is an optional
more detailed
subcategory of data
element OPIATES2
99.

Frequency of
hallucinogen/
psychedelic use at
admission

HALLUC1

100. Frequency of
hallucinogen/
psychedelic use at
discharge

HALLUC2

101. Frequency of
methamphetamine
use at admission

METH1

102. Frequency of
methamphetamine
use at discharge

METH2

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

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Data Element

Variable
Name

103. Frequency of
amphetamine/
other stimulant use
at admission

OTHSTIM1

104. Frequency of
amphetamine/
other stimulant use
at discharge

OTHSTIM2

105. Frequency of
benzodiazepine
use at admission

BENZO1

106. Frequency of
benzodiazepine
use at discharge

BENZO2

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used amphetamines or
other stimulants, other than
methamphetamine (includes amphetamines,
Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Preludin, Ritalin, any
other amine and related drugs, nonamphetamine stimulants), not as prescribed
for client.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used amphetamines or
other stimulants other than
methamphetamine (includes amphetamines,
Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Preludin, Ritalin, any
other amine and related drugs, nonamphetamine stimulants), not as prescribed
for client.

Integer (2)

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used benzodiazepines
(includes diazepam, flurazepam,
chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate, lorazepam,
alprazolam, estasolam, oxazepam,
temazepam, prazepam, triazolam,
clonazepam, halazepam, and other
unspecified benzodiazepines), not as
prescribed for client.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used benzodiazepines
(includes diazepam, flurazepam,
chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate, lorazepam,
alprazolam, estasolam, oxazepam,
temazepam, prazepam, triazolam,
clonazepam, halazepam, and other
unspecified benzodiazepines), not as
prescribed for client.

Integer (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Enter number of days

Permissible
Values

0-30

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

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Data Element

Variable
Name

107. Frequency of
barbiturate use at
admission

BARBIT1

108. Frequency of
barbiturate use at
discharge

BARBIT2

109. Frequency of other
tranquilizer or
sedative use at
admission

TRANQ1

110. Frequency of
tranquilizer or
sedative use at
discharge

TRANQ2

111. Frequency of
inhalant use at
admission

INHAL1

112. Frequency of
inhalant use at
discharge

INHAL2

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used barbiturates
(includes Mephobarbital, pentobarbital
sodium, Seconal, Nembutal), not as
prescribed for client.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used barbiturates
(includes Mephobarbital, pentobarbital
sodium, Seconal, Nembutal), not as
prescribed for client.

Integer (2)

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used other tranquilizers
or sedatives (includes non-benzodiazepine
tranquilizers, non-barbiturate
sedatives/hypnotics, chloral hydrate,
Placidyl, Doriden), not as prescribed for
client.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used other tranquilizers
or sedatives (includes non-benzodiazepine
tranquilizers, non-barbiturate
sedatives/hypnotics, chloral hydrate,
Placidyl, Doriden), not as prescribed for
client.

Integer (2)

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used inhalants (includes
ether, glue, chloroform, nitrous oxide,
gasoline, paint thinner, etc).
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used inhalants (includes
ether, glue, chloroform, nitrous oxide,
gasoline, paint thinner, etc).

Integer (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Enter number of days

Permissible
Values

0-30

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing

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Data Element

Variable
Name

113. Frequency of other
substance use at
admission

OTHDRUG1

114. Frequency of other
substance use at
discharge

OTHDRUG2

115. Employment status
at time of treatment
intake/admission

EMPLTX1

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

At treatment intake/entry, how many of the
past 30 days clients used any other illegal
substances not otherwise specified.
For adults who may be incarcerated, record
use during most recent 30-day period prior to
incarceration.

Integer (2)

At treatment discharge, how many of the
past 30 days clients used any other illegal
substances not otherwise specified.

Integer (2)

Parent or caregiver’s employment status at
treatment intake/admission. This may or may
not be the same as the individual’s
employment status at time of entry to the
RPG program (core demographic data
element EMPLOY).
Full Time is defined as working 35 or more
hours each week; this includes members of
uniformed services.
Part Time is defined as working less than 35
hours each week.
Unemployed is defined as not having a job
and/or looking for work during the past 30
days.
Not in Labor Force includes individuals who
are homemakers, students, disabled, retired
or inmate of an institution. Note: Clients
identified as Not in Labor Force should be
further defined in the next data element
Detailed Not In Labor Force at time of
treatment admission (NLFTX1).
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Enter number of days

Permissible
Values

0-30

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

99 = unknown/
missing

Enter number of days

0-30

99 = unknown/
missing
1 = Full time
2 = Part time
3 = Unemployed
4 = Not in labor force*
99 = Don’t know

1-4, 99

State substance abuse
treatment data system
Corresponds to TEDS
admission variable MDS
13

*Please provide more
detailed information for
clients coded as Not in
Labor Force in data
element 116. NLFTX1

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Data Element

116. Detailed Not in
Labor Force at time
of treatment
admission

Variable
Name

NLFTX1

Definition/Description

This provides more detailed information
about those clients whose employment
status at admission is coded as Not in Labor
Force (see data element EMPLTX1).

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

117. Employment status
at time of treatment
discharge

118. Detailed Not in
Labor Force at time
of treatment
discharge

EMPLTX2

NLFTX2

Parent or caregiver’s employment status at
treatment discharge.
See data element EMPLTX1 above for
definitions.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.
Note: Clients identified as Not in Labor Force
should be further defined in the next data
element Detailed Not In Labor Force at time
of treatment discharge (NLFTX2).
This provides more detailed information
about those clients whose employment
status at discharge is coded as Not in Labor
Force (see data element EMPLTX2).
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

1 = Homemaker
2 = Student
3 = Retired
4 = Disabled
5 = Inmate of Institution
(prison or institution that
keeps a person, otherwise
able, from entering labor
force)
6 = Other
96 = Not applicable
97 = Unknown
98 = Not collected
1 = Full time
2 = Part time
3 = Unemployed
4 = Not in labor force*
99 = Don’t know
*Please provide more
detailed information for
clients coded as Not in
Labor Force in data
element 118. NLFTX2
1 = Homemaker
2 = Student
3 = Retired
4 = Disabled
5 = Inmate of Institution
(prison or institution that
keeps a person, otherwise
able, from entering labor
force)
6 = Other
96 = Not applicable
97 = Unknown
98 = Not collected

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1-6, 96-98

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment)
TEDS admission variable
SuDS12 (required for
NOMs reporting)

1-4, 99

State substance abuse
treatment data system
Corresponds to TEDS
discharge variable DIS 24

1-6, 96-98

State substance abuse
treatment system (for
those admitted to public
treatment)
TEDS admission variable
SuDS12 (required for
NOMs reporting)

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
2
Needed For

119. Enrollment status in
an educational
(school) or
vocational training
program at
treatment
intake/admission

EDVOC1

Parent or caregiver’s enrollment status in an
educational (school) or vocational training
program at substance abuse treatment
intake/admission.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Char (2)

0 = Not enrolled
1 = Enrolled full time
2 = Enrolled part time
3 = Other
99 = Don’t know

0-3, 99

120. Enrollment status
in an educational
(school) or
vocational training
program at
treatment discharge

EDVOC2

Parent or caregiver’s enrollment status in an
educational (school) or vocational training
program at discharge from substance abuse
treatment.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Char (2)

0 = Not enrolled
1 = Enrolled full time
2 = Enrolled part time
3 = Other
99 = Don’t know

0-3, 99

121. Number of arrests
in past 30 days at
treatment
intake/admission

ARREST1

At time of substance abuse treatment
intake/admission, number of times parent or
caregiver had been arrested in the past 30
days. Do not include arrests for traffic
infractions unless they are for driving under
the influence of alcohol or drugs, or if the
traffic arrest led to a booking.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Integer (2)

Enter number of arrests

0-30

122. Number of arrests
in past 30 days at
treatment discharge

ARREST2

At time of discharge from substance abuse
treatment, number of times parent or
caregiver has been arrested in the past 30
days.
If the given adult is not in treatment, leave
blank.

Integer (2)

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

State substance abuse
treatment data system
Corresponds to TEDS
admission variable SuDS
16

Enter number of arrests

0-30

State substance abuse
treatment data system
Corresponds to TEDS
discharge variable DIS 26

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

Data elements 123 – 144 apply to those grantees that are collecting indicator A4. Parent or Caregiver Connected to Supportive Services. For each supportive
service, grantees are to collect two data elements: whether assessed for given service and whether services initiated. Each grantee’s data plan will include only
those supportive services they indicated they would provide. Grantees may plan to provide other adult supportive services, in addition to those specified in A4.
In such cases, grantees may report information on these other supportive services in their local evaluation and/or Semi-Annual Progress Report.
123. Adult assessed for
primary medical
care

AMED1

Adult assessed for primary medical care
needs.

Char (2)

0 = No

0-2, 88, 99

1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

124. Primary medical
care initiated

AMED2

Primary medical care and health services will
be determined by the grantee according to
their program model, but may include
medical assessments; prenatal and postnatal
care; emergency and hospital care; health
supervision and anticipatory guidance;
screening, diagnosis and treatment of acute
and chronic disorders; management of
serious and life-threatening illness; referrals
to specialists for more complex conditions
where appropriate; testing, treatment, and
counseling for HIV, tuberculosis, and
sexually transmitted diseases; obstetric and
gynecologic services; nutrition counseling;
and family planning and reproductive health
services, among other things.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes - either initiated or
continued/expanded (if
already receiving upon
RPG program entry)
2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
support service
99 = Unknown

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Data Element

125. Adult assessed for
dental care
services

Variable
Name

ADENTAL1

Definition/Description

Adult assessed for dental care needs.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown
126. Dental care
services initiated

ADENTAL2

Dental care services will be determined by
the grantee according to their program
model, but may include services such as
dental check-ups and cleaning, evaluation,
diagnosis, and/or treatment (nonsurgical,
surgical, or related procedures) of diseases,
disorders, and/or conditions of the oral
cavity, maxillofacial area, and/or the adjacent
and associated structures.

Char (2)

127. Adult assessed for
mental health
services

AMH1

Adult assessed for mental health care needs.
If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

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Data Element

128. Mental health
services initiated

Variable
Name

AMH2

Definition/Description

Mental health services will be determined by
the grantee according to their program
model, but may include services such as
cognitive-behavioral therapy; individual
therapy, family therapy and/or group therapy;
services for depression, anxiety, affective
and somatization disorders; therapy for
trauma and PTSD.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes - either initiated or
continued/expanded (if
already receiving upon
RPG program entry)
2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
support service
99 = Unknown

129. Adult assessed for
child care needs

ACHCARE1

Adult assessed for child care needs.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
support service
99 = Unknown
130. Child care services
initiated

ACHCARE2

Child care services will be determined by the
grantee according to their program model,
but may include things such as preschool,
child care, after-school care programs, and
respite care.

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Data Element

131. Adult assessed for
transportation
needs

Variable
Name

ATRANSP1

Definition/Description

Adult assessed for transportation needs.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown
132. Transportation
services initiated

ATRANSP2

Transportation services will be determined
by the grantee according to their program
model, but may include services such as
transportation to and from the recovery and
treatment site, and to and from ancillary
services.

Char (2)

133. Adult assessed for
housing needs

AHOUSE1

Adult assessed for housing needs.
If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

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Data Element

134. Housing services
initiated

Variable
Name

AHOUSE2

Definition/Description

Housing assistance will be determined by the
grantee according to their program model,
but may include services such as help with
housing applications, advocacy,
transportation, encouragement and
motivation, understanding and complying
with the housing program’s regulations,
assistance in obtaining safe, affordable,
permanent housing, developing adequate
independent living skills to maintain housing.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

135. Adult assessed for
parenting
training/child
development
education needs

APARENT1

Adult assessed for parenting training or
education needs.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

136. Parenting
training/education
services initiated

APARENT2

Parenting training/child development
education will be determined by the grantee
according to their program model, but may
include services such as parent counseling,
parenting skills training, child development
and care taking education and training, skill
building.

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Data Element

137. Adult assessed for
domestic violence

Variable
Name

ADOMVIO1

Definition/Description

Adult screened and/or assessed for domestic
violence.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

138. Domestic violence
services initiated

ADOMVIO2

Domestic violence services will be
determined by the grantee according to their
program model, but may include services
such as domestic violence prevention and
treatment services, referrals to or provision
of safe housing/shelter, trauma-informed and
trauma-specific services, legal advocacy and
assistance.

Char (2)

139. Adult assessed for
employment or
vocational
training/education
needs

AEMPLY1

Adult assessed for employment or vocational
training/education needs.
If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

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Data Element

140. Employment or
vocational
training/education
services initiated

Variable
Name

AEMPLY2

Definition/Description

Employment or vocational training/education
will be determined by the grantee according
to their program model, but may include
services such as educational and vocational
screening and assessment, pre-vocational
counseling, basic life skills training,
employment/vocational counseling, training
and educational programs, and employment
and vocational services.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

141. Adult assessed for
continuing care/
recovery support
needs

ACONTCR1

Adult assessed for continuing care/recovery
support needs.

Char (2)

0 = No
1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

142. Continuing care/
recovery support
services initiated

ACONTCR2

Continuing care/recovery support will be
determined by the grantee according to their
program model, but may include services
such as aftercare, relapse prevention, peer
recovery support, recovery coaching, selfhelp support groups, spiritual support, etc.

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Data Element

143. Adult assessed for
use of alternative
therapies/natural
healing practices

Variable
Name

AALT1

Definition/Description

Adult assessed for use of alternative
therapies/natural healing practices.

Data Type
and
Length
Char (2)

Values Descriptions/
Labels

0 = No

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

0-2, 88, 99

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

1 = Yes (either prior to or
at time of entry to RPG
program)

If your program does not provide this
assessment, please enter 88.

2 = N/A – not identified as
a need
88 = N/A – our program
does not provide and/or is
not reporting on this
assessment
99 = Unknown

144. Alternative
therapies/natural
healing practices
initiated

AALT2

Alternative therapies/natural healing
practices will be determined by the grantee
according to their program model, but may
include services or strategies such as
acupuncture, alternative medicine and
traditional healing practices used in Tribal
communities (e.g., use of a medicine person,
who may perform a ceremony or provide
natural herbs, teas or spiritual interventions.

Char (2)

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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

SPECIFIC DATA ELEMENTS TO BE USED TO CALCULATE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP/SERVICE CAPACITY INDICATOR MEASURES
Please note that the Collaborative Capacity Inventory (CCI) scores, which will be used to measure indicator R1. Collaborative Capacity,
will not need to be submitted to the RPG Data System because the regional partnerships complete the CCI via the Internet and the
results are automatically submitted to the Center for Children and Family Futures (CCFF) for tabulation and analysis for the sites.
Not all grantees will collect and report every data element; the number of data elements will depend on the grantee’s final set of
indicators.
145. Number of
substance abuse
treatment programs
12 months prior to
RPG program
implementation

TXPGMS_0

Twelve (12) months prior to the
implementation of the RPG program, the
number of substance abuse treatment
programs for the target population managed
by RPG partner agencies. This number to
serve as baseline.

Integer

Enter number of treatment
programs

>=0

Integer

Enter number of treatment
programs

>=0

Related optional data element:
TXSLOTS_0
146. Number of
substance abuse
treatment programs
at the end of each
semi-annual
progress reporting
period

TXPGMS_1

At the end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period, the number of available
substance abuse treatment programs for the
target population managed by RPG partner
agencies.
The two progress reporting periods reflect
the period October 1 - March 31 and April 1 September 30 of each year.
Program is defined by adding additional
services or a new level of care that didn’t
previously exist or wasn’t available for
families in the child welfare system.
Related optional data element:
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Data Element

Variable
Name

Definition/Description

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

147. Number of adults
who received
substance abuse
treatment 12
months prior to
RPG program
implementation

ADSVD_0

Twelve (12) months prior to implementation
of the RPG program, number of adults
(unduplicated count) in the target population
served by RPG partner agencies who
received substance abuse treatment (serves
as baseline). There may be more than one
parent/caregiver per family receiving
treatment. Each adult should be counted
separately.

Integer

Enter number of adults

>=0

148. Number of adults
who received
substance abuse
treatment at the
end of each semiannual progress
reporting period

ADSVD_1

At end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period, number of adults
(unduplicated count) in the target population
served by RPG partner agencies who
received substance abuse treatment. There
may be more than one parent/caregiver per
family receiving treatment. Each adult should
be counted separately.
The two progress reporting periods reflect
the period October 1 - March 31 and April 1 September 30 of each year.

Integer

Enter number of adults

>=0

149. Number of
children, of adults
who received
substance abuse
treatment, who
received services
12 months prior to
RPG program
implementation

CHSVD_0

Twelve (12) months prior to implementation
of the RPG program, the number of children
(unique count) – of adults in the target
population served by RPG partner agencies
who received substance abuse treatment –
who received any type of services, such as
those listed in indicator C8, that are designed
to meet a child’s education, physical and
mental health needs.

Integer

Enter number of children

>=0

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

This serves as baseline.

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Data Element

150. Number of
children, of adults
who received
substance abuse
treatment, who
received services at
the end of each
semi-annual
progress reporting
period

Variable
Name

CHSVD_1

Definition/Description

At end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period, number of children (unique
count) – of adults in the target population
served by RPG partner agencies who
received substance abuse treatment – who
received any type of services, such as those
listed in indicator C8, that are designed to
meet a child’s education, physical and
mental health needs.

Data Type
and
Length

Values Descriptions/
Labels

Permissible
Values

Indicator(s)
Data
Element
Needed For

Integer

Enter number of children

>=0

Integer

Enter number of treatment
slots
If you are not collecting this
optional data element,
leave blank.

>=0

Integer

Enter number of treatment
slots
If you are not collecting this
optional data element,
leave blank.

>=0

Existing State Data
System Option, if
applicable
(not required source)

The two progress reporting periods reflect
the period October 1 - March 31 and April 1 September 30 of each year.
151. Number of
substance abuse
treatment slots 12
months prior to
RPG program
implementation

TXSLOT_0

Optional Data Element
152. Number of
substance abuse
treatment slots, at
the end of each
semi-annual
progress reporting
period
Optional Data Element

Twelve (12) months prior to the
implementation of the RPG program, the
total number of substance abuse treatment
slots for the target population managed by
RPG partner agencies. This number to serve
as baseline.
This is an optional data element for those
grantees reporting indicator R2.

TXSLOT_1

At the end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period, the total number of
substance abuse treatment slots for the
target population managed by RPG partner
agencies.
The progress reports reflect the period
ending March 31 and September 30 of each
year.
This is an optional data element for those
grantees reporting indicator R2.

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III.

Calculation of the Indicator Measures

This section includes the final wording of each of the 23 indicators, provides additional
information describing or defining the indicator, as needed; lists the data elements to be used to
calculate the indicator and conduct data analyses; and explains how the measure will be
calculated. For some indicators, not all data elements listed may be included in the outlined
calculation. This is because in certain instances, additional data elements are needed and will
be used for contextual/background information when the RPG SC Project Team conducts
supplemental data analyses and prepares reports for the Children’s Bureau and/or Congress.

CHILD/YOUTH INDICATORS
C1. Children remain at home: Percentage of children identified as at risk of removal from
the home who are able to remain in the custody of a parent or caregiver through RPG
case closure
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
This indicator applies to grantees that are serving families where at least one child has not been
removed from the home and program services are targeted at keeping child(ren) with the parent
or caregiver. “Children identified at risk of removal” are defined as those with an open file –
either with the child welfare, substance abuse treatment or other primary service agency under
the grantee’s RPG project; “at risk” is not limited to only those with a substantiated/indicated
finding of child maltreatment.
Data Elements
36. Date file opened with the RPG program (FILE_O)
37. Date file closed with the RPG program (FILE_C)
38. Child victim of substantiated maltreatment (MALTXVIC)
40. Date of maltreatment report (RPTDT)
41. Date of maltreatment report disposition (RPTDISDT)
42 – 45. Type of maltreatment (CHMAL1, CHMAL2, CHMAL3, CHMAL4)
46. Child removed from home (REMOVED)
47. Date of latest removal from home (REMOVDT)
48. Date of current placement in foster care setting (PLACEDT)
Calculation
Numerator:

Of all closed RPG cases, number of children at risk of removal who remained in
custody of parent/caregiver through RPG case closure

Denominator: Of all closed RPG cases, number of children in the home at time of RPG
enrollment at risk of removal whose RPG case is now closed
The numerator will be determined by selecting out those children whose RPG case is closed
(FILE_C ≠ missing) and were either not removed from home at all (REMOVED=0) or were
removed after RPG case closure (REMOVED=1 and REMOVDT>FILE_C).
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Additional data elements will be used for more detailed analyses for inclusion in reports or
briefings to the Children’s Bureau and Congress. For example, it will be useful to know if there
was a substantiated child maltreatment incident, as well as the type of maltreatment and
outcome, on children who remained at home.
Because this indicator is centered on closed RPG cases, it is likely that there will be a small
number of cases to report on initially. As such, the RPG SC Project Team will explore looking at
open RPG cases at the end of each reporting period for children being served in the home and
never removed (this would be supplemental analysis and not affect the reporting on the
indicator as specified).

C2. Occurrence of child maltreatment: Percentage of children who had an initial
occurrence and/or recurrence of substantiated/indicated child maltreatment within 6, 12,
18 and 24 months after enrolling in the RPG program
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
For consistency and comparability with the CFSR measure on recurrence, the definition of
substantiated/indicated maltreatment does not include those with disposition of alternative
response victim.
A special note about reporting maltreatment at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months: Grantees will not have
to calculate these figures. Grantees’ reporting of any incidents of maltreatment will simply take
place within the context of their required semi-annual progress reporting period dates. It will
then be the responsibility of the RPG SC Project Team to use the various date data elements to
figure maltreatment rates at the given time points after enrollment in the RPG program.
Data Elements
36. Date file opened with the RPG program (FILE_O)
38. Child victim of substantiated maltreatment (MALTXVIC)
40. Date of maltreatment report (RPTDT)
41. Date of maltreatment report disposition (RPTDISDT)
42 – 45. Type of maltreatment (CHMAL1, CHMAL2, CHMAL3, CHMAL4)
Calculation
Numerator:

Number of children who had a substantiated/indicated child maltreatment report
after enrolling in the RPG program

Denominator: Number of children enrolled in the RPG program
The numerator will be determined selecting out those children who had a
substantiated/indicated maltreatment report (MALTXVIC=1) after enrolling in the RPG program
(RPTDT>=FILE_O).

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Both the report and disposition date are collected because each offers important information.
The report date tells us when the incident took place, while the disposition date tells us when
the child welfare agency or court made a determination about the report. A disposition is needed
to determine whether a report was substantiated or indicated. For consistency and comparability
with the CFSR measures, occurrence and recurrence within the specified 6, 12, 18 and 24month time frames will be calculated using the report date(s). Additional data elements related
to type of maltreatment will be used for more detailed analyses for inclusion in reports/briefings
to the Children’s Bureau and Congress.

C3. Average length of stay in foster care: For children discharged from foster care, their
average length of stay (in days) from date of most recent entry into such care until date
of discharge
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
This indicator applies to children who have been removed from home and placed in out-of-home
care. In addition to the State’s legal definition of reunification, it is important to also collect the
functional (physical) reunification date (i.e., parent and child are together physically, even if legal
custody is with the State). Both dates are needed to track reunification because the two dates
may be months apart based on a court backlog, rather the actual time that the parent was able
to resume custody. Only using the legal date could therefore skew the data substantially. In
obtaining the functional reunification date, the specific data variables may differ by grantee,
depending on how their State system works. In some cases, this date may be the last
completion date entered; for other States, it may be gleaned elsewhere from their State’s child
welfare administrative system.
To accommodate different client pathways into a RPG program, data elements have been
included that provide us with various key dates, including date file was opened with the RPG,
date file opened with child welfare system, date child removed from home, and date of current
placement (to determine if child was in a trial discharge arrangement). In addition to date of
latest removal from home, which could have preceded RPG, placement date will also be
important in conducting data analyses and preparing reports. Having the different dates
provides needed discretion for analyzing and reporting the data in a way that most accurately
reflects the progress of grantees.
Data Elements
36. Date file opened with the RPG program (FILE_O)
67. Date file opened with child welfare system (CWFILE_O)
46. Child removed from home (REMOVED)
47. Date of latest removal from home (REMOVDT)
48. Date of current placement in foster care setting (PLACEDT)
49. Date child reunified with parent/caregiver (REUNDT)
50. Date of discharge from foster care (FCDISDT)
51. Reason for foster care discharge (FCDISP)

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Calculation
Within a given reporting period, select out those children who entered foster care and were
subsequently reunified with their parent or caregiver and/or legally discharged from foster care
(REMOVED=1 and REUNDT or FCDISDT<=end date of reporting period).
Average length of stay will be calculated as follows: (REUNDT or FCDISDT) - (REMOVDT).
Date fields will be converted to numeric fields as needed for calculation of this indicator. As
stated above, the analysis will look at extent of variance between functional reunification date
(REUNDT) and legal discharge date (FCDISDT) to determine the appropriate date to use in
calculating average length of stay. The average length of stay will be calculated by summing the
number of days in foster care for all children entering foster care and dividing the total by the
number of discharges from foster care.
Additional data elements will be used for contextual/background information when the RPG SC
Project Team conducts data analyses and prepares reports for Children’s Bureau and/or
Congress.

C4. Re-entries to foster care: Percentage of children returned home from foster care that
re-entered foster care in less than 6, 12, 18 and 24 months
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
This indicator applies to children who were removed from home and reunified with their
parent/caregiver. Grantees will not have to calculate these figures. Reporting of any re-entries
will simply take place within the context of their required semi-annual progress reporting due
dates. The RPG SC Project Team will use the various date data elements to figure out re-entry
rates that occurred within the given time periods specified.
See comments under C3 regarding the importance of obtaining both the functional (physical)
date of reunification and the legal date of reunification to track reunification. In addition to date
of latest removal from home, which could have preceded RPG, placement date will also be
important in conducting data analyses and preparing reports. Having the different dates
provides needed discretion for analyzing and reporting the data in a way that most accurately
reflects the progress of grantees.
Data Elements
46. Child removed from home (REMOVED)
47. Date of latest removal from home (REMOVDT)
48. Date of current placement in foster care setting (PLACEDT)
49. Date child reunified with parent/caregiver (REUNDT)
50. Date of discharge from foster care (FCDISDT)
51. Reason for foster care discharge (FCDISP)

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Calculation
Numerator:

Number of children who were returned home from foster care who re-entered
foster care

Denominator: Number of children who were returned home from foster care
The numerator will be determined by selecting those children who had been removed from
home and placed in foster care, were reunified with their parent/caregiver, and then re-entered
foster care.
The denominator will be determined by selecting out those who had been removed from home
and placed in foster care and were reunified with their parent/caregiver.
The various date fields will be converted to numeric fields as needed to calculate re-entry within
the specified time frames. As stated above, the analysis will look at extent of variance between
functional reunification date (REUNDT) and legal discharge date (FCDISDT) to determine the
appropriate date to use.

C5. Timeliness of reunification: Percentage of children who were reunified in less than
12 months from the date of the most recent entry into foster care
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
See comments under C3 regarding the importance of obtaining both the functional (physical)
date of reunification and the legal date of reunification to track reunification. In addition to date
of latest removal from home, which could have preceded RPG, current placement date will also
be important in conducting data analyses and preparing reports. Having the different dates
provides needed discretion for analyzing and reporting the data in a way that most accurately
reflects the progress of grantees.
Data Elements
47. Date of latest removal from home (REMOVDT)
48. Date of current placement in foster care setting (PLACEDT)
49. Date child reunified with parent/caregiver (REUNDT)
50. Date of discharge from foster care (FCDISDT)
51. Reason for foster care discharge (FCDISP)
Calculation
Numerator:

Number of children reunified in less than 12 months

Denominator: Number of children in foster care who exited foster care to reunification
The numerator will be determined by selecting those children who were discharged to
reunification or living with other relative (FCDISP=1 or 2) in less than 12 months ([REUNDT or
FCDISDT] – REMOVDT=364 days or less). Date fields will be converted to numeric fields for
calculation.
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The denominator will be determined by selecting out those who had been placed in foster care
and discharged to reunification or living with other relative (REMOVED=1 and FCDISP=1 or 2).
Please note that for purposes of calculating the CFSR measures, ACF counts those coded as
“living with other relative" as a valid reunification. Children who are discharged from foster care
to the official responsibility of a relative are considered to be in a permanent placement and, for
CFSR purposes, this is deemed reunification. To be consistent with the CFSRs, this project will
also combine these two codes, as indicated above.

C6. Timeliness of permanency: Percentage of children placed in foster care who, in less
than 24 months from the date of the most recent foster care placement, achieved a) a
finalized adoption or b) legal guardianship
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
Nothing of special note; indicator is self-explanatory.
Data Elements
47. Date of latest removal from home (REMOVDT)
48. Date of current placement in foster care setting (PLACEDT)
50. Date of discharge from foster care (FCDISDT)
51. Reason for foster care discharge (FCDISP)
Calculation
Numerator:

Number of children in foster care who achieved a finalized adoption in less than
24 months
Denominator: Number of children in foster care who exited foster care to a finalized adoption
Numerator:

Number of children in foster care who achieved a legal guardianship in less than
24 months
Denominator: Number of children in foster care who exited foster care to a legal guardianship
The numerator will be determined by selecting those children who achieved a finalized adoption
(FCDISP=3) or legal guardianship (FCDISP=5) in less than 24 months (FCDISDT–
REMOVDT=729 days or less).
The denominator will be determined by selecting out those who have been discharged from
foster care to a finalized adoption (FCDISP=3) or legal guardianship (FCDISP=5) and
FCDISDT>=[ending date of given reporting period])
Date fields will be converted to numeric fields as needed for calculation of this indicator.
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C7. Prevention of substance-exposed newborns: Percentage of pregnant women who
had a substance exposed newborn (first or subsequent), as detected at birth
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
This indicator was defined as substance exposure, as detected at birth. This means that the
determination would come from a doctor or other health care professional assessing the
newborn baby’s health. Identification of substance-exposed newborns is determined primarily by
clinical indicators, including maternal and newborn presentation, history of mother’s substance
use/abuse, medical history and/or toxicology results. For purposes of reporting this indicator,
tobacco is not included in the definition of “other drugs” (though it is recognized that tobacco
exposure can have significant consequences to the baby’s health). A grantee may collect
information on tobacco exposure and report that separately in their local evaluation. In addition,
recognizing that the different substances may have different effects on a newborn’s health and
development, grantees who are able to identify the specific substance of exposure may report
that more detailed information as part of their local evaluation as well.
Grantees that are focused on reducing the incidence of prenatal substance use and who are
planning to capture risk of exposure as determined by prevalence of substance use during the
prenatal period should collect and report use during pregnancy as a different measure that is
part of their local evaluation.
A substance-exposed birth may be considered a subsequent occurrence regardless of when the
initial substance-exposed birth occurred (i.e., the initial substance-exposed birth may have
occurred prior to the client’s enrollment into the RPG program).
Data Elements
If reporting on case level:

If reporting in aggregate:

52. Newborn date of birth (NEWDOB)
53. Substance exposure detected at birth
(SEB)
54. Subsequent substance-exposed birth
(SEB2)

Total number of births (TOTBIRTHS)
Total number of births in which substance
exposure was detected (TOTSEB)
Total number of subsequent substanceexposed births (TOTSEB2)

Calculation
For any substance-exposed birth:
Numerator:
Number of pregnant women with a substance-exposed birth
Denominator: Number of pregnant women
For subsequent substance-exposed birth:
Numerator:

Of pregnant women with a substance-exposed birth, number with a subsequent
substance-exposed birth
Denominator: Number of pregnant women with a substance-exposed birth

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C8. Children connected to supportive services: Percentage of children who were
assessed for and received the following supportive services: developmental services,
mental health or counseling, primary pediatric care, substance abuse prevention and
education, substance abuse treatment, educational services, and other supportive
services.
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
For the purposes of this grant program, the supportive services delineated for this measure are
defined as follows:
•

Developmental services may include but not be limited to screening and assessments
for any physical, social/emotional, cognitive and/or behavioral delays and/or concerns,
early intervention and/or therapy services (speech, physical, occupational, play and/or
individual, family and/or parent/child mental health therapy) vision and hearing services,
infant development programs, nutrition/feeding services, community-based rehabilitative
services.

•

Mental health or counseling may include but not be limited to cognitive-behavioral
therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, PTSD services (for trauma,
violence, abuse), play therapy, art therapy, services for depression and anxiety.

•

Primary pediatric care may include but not be limited to well-child or routine check-ups to
monitor physical and psychosocial growth and development, immunizations, health
supervision and anticipatory guidance, age-appropriate screening, diagnosis and
treatment of acute and chronic disorders, management of serious and life-threatening
illness, and referrals to specialists for more complex conditions where appropriate.

•

Substance abuse prevention and education may include but not be limited to support
groups for children of substance abusing parents or divorced parents; education
programs for youth who have problems managing their anger; community support
activities such as mentoring programs for youth who are truant, failing in school or
having difficulties in relationships with peers and family; early identification of substance
abuse problems and referral to treatment services for youth in schools; programs that
provide opportunities for youth to learn skills that help them relate to others,
communicate, problem-solve more effectively and set future goals, etc.

•

Substance abuse treatment services may include clinical treatment services provided in
a residential, inpatient or outpatient setting and related clinical and community support
services.

•

Educational services may include but not be limited to mentoring, tutoring, reading
instruction, remediation, school assessments, services, drop-out prevention programs,
school-based early intervention programs, and similar services. This may include
IEP/IFSP planning and services for children who qualify for Special Education Services
and/or services under IDEA Part C, as well as remedial, school readiness and other
early intervention services for children who do not qualify.

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Other supportive services include any other services a grantee is proposing to provide
(either directly or by referral); grantees should report information on these other support
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Where and when an assessment takes place may vary from site to site. For instance, parents
may be admitted to treatment before being referred to RPG services. It will depend on your
grant program where an assessment for these services occurs; it is anticipated that the need for
these services could be identified in a child welfare intake and/or a substance abuse treatment
intake. If your RPG is providing any of these services, either directly or through referrals or
linkages, then they would be reported. Data should be collected on all children named in the
child welfare case or on all children living in the household, and on any parent or caregiver with
a substance use disorder that is part of the child welfare or substance abuse treatment case.
Data Elements
55. Child assessed for developmental services (CHDEV1)
56. Developmental services initiated (CHDEV2)
57. Child assessed for mental health or counseling services (CHMH1)
58. Mental health or counseling services initiated (CHMH2)
59. Child assessed for primary pediatric care (CHMED1)
60. Primary pediatric care initiated (CHMED2)
61. Child assessed for substance abuse prevention services (CHSAP1)
62. Substance abuse prevention services initiated (CHSAP2)
63. Child assessed for substance abuse treatment (CHSATX1)
64. Substance abuse treatment initiated (CHSATX2)
65. Child assessed for educational services (CHEDUC1)
66. Educational services initiated (CHEDUC2)
Calculation
For percentage assessed:
Numerator:
Number of children assessed for [given supportive service]
Denominator: Number of children enrolled in the RPG program
For percentage that received services:
Numerator:
Number of children for whom [given supportive service] was initiated
Denominator: Number of children assessed for [given supportive service]

C9. Improved child well-being: Percentage of children who show an increase in socioemotional, behavioral, developmental and/or cognitive functioning.
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
The purpose of this indicator is to measure improvement in the areas of child socio-emotional,
behavioral, developmental and/or cognitive functioning. Grantees reporting on this indicator will
measure change over time using a valid and reliable standardized tool or instrument that they
deem most appropriate for their target population and program model. Baseline and subsequent
instrument/test scores will be submitted without client identifying information. Grantees reporting
on this indicator are using tools such as the Child Behavior Checklist (which has scales to
measure affective problems, anxiety problems, pervasive developmental problems, Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Problems, Oppositional Defiant problems, and language delays), the North
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Carolina Family Assessment Scale (NCFAS) Child Well-Being subscales (which rate children’s
behavior and school problems), and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (which screens for
developmental delays).
As previously stated, once grantees finalize their selection of instruments and the estimated
number of children who will be administered each instrument, the RPG SC Project Team will
work with grantees to determine the most appropriate method for grantees to submit this data to
the Children’s Bureau. The number of grantees who are using a particular tool will influence this
determination (e.g., whether grantees enter the data into the RPG Data System, include it in
their Semi-Annual Progress Report, or submit in some other manner acceptable to the
Children’s Bureau and grantees).
Data Elements
To be determined based on the recommendations and protocols associated with the
standardized instrument a grantee is using for their target population and the specific nature of
the grantee’s intervention and/or services designed to impact this indicator. Grantees selecting
this indicator will measure a child’s well-being at a minimum of two time periods (e.g., at
program or treatment intake/entry for the baseline and at a follow-up period that is appropriate
to the grantee’s program design, such as program or treatment discharge).
Calculation
To be determined based on the protocols associated with the standardized instrument a grantee
is using. However, it may be calculated as the change in score at selected points of
administration (e.g., baseline and discharge), as directed for a given instrument.

ADULT INDICATORS
A1. Access to treatment: Percentage of parents or caregivers who were able to access
timely and appropriate* substance abuse treatment; number of days between program
entry and treatment entry
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
* Because there is no agreed-upon standardized definition of “appropriate” treatment at this
time, appropriate is an optional aspect of the indicator definition and geared toward those
grantees who are using the American Society of Addiction Medicine Uniform Patient Placement
Criteria (ASAM PPC), or a standardized assessment process that determines level of care in a
manner consistent with the ASAM PPC, in which case appropriate would be defined as
receiving the level of care assessed for, for those using the ASAM PPC (or consistent
assessment process).
With regards to timely access to substance abuse treatment, the intent is to determine how long
it takes someone to access treatment once they have entered the child welfare system (or the
RPG program if they are focused on preventing child welfare involvement). So there are three
data points to measure this: when a family enters the child welfare system, when a client
receives a substance abuse assessment, and when a client enters substance abuse treatment.
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Each RPG will operationalize this measure depending on the pathways by which a family enters
the child welfare system and the RPG program, and substance abuse assessment and
treatment.
In instances where a client receives multiple assessments, use the date of the assessment that
resulted in the referral to treatment (rather than the date of an initial screen that resulted in a
referral for a more extensive assessment). If it is not clear which one of multiple assessments
led to treatment, then typically you will use the first assessment date. However, if your
program’s target population is existing child welfare clients and the assessment was completed
before your program’s start up, it would not be accurate to record that date. For this reason, the
date the case was opened with the RPG program is included as a data element.
It is understood that data may not be available from private providers, unless they are a member
of the regional partnership, or a grantee is able to obtain releases of information for their clients.
If you cannot get the date someone entered private treatment, we are hoping that RPGs would
at least be able to report whether an individual actually received treatment services from a
private treatment facility (data element PUBPRVTX).
There will likely be some variability among grantees on what is considered “program entry”
depending on their target population. Both date file opened with child welfare system and date
file opened with RPG program are included because those dates may in fact be different; if the
client was involved with the child welfare system first (which led to enrolling in RPG services),
then that date will more accurately gauge length of time to treatment and assess larger system
impact. However, a grantee’s performance will be measured based on the time between when
a parent/caregiver enters the RPG program and treatment.
Data Elements
36. Date file opened with the RPG program (FILE_O)
67. Date file opened with child welfare system (CWFILE_O)
69. Date of parent/caregiver substance abuse assessment/intake (SAASSESS)
70. Level of care parent or caregiver assessed for (LOCRECOM) [optional data element]
71. Level of care parent or caregiver received at admission (LOCRECVD) [optional data
element]
72. Parent/caregiver entered public or private treatment (PUBPRVTX)
73. Date parent/caregiver entered substance abuse treatment (TXADMIT)
74. Substance abuse treatment setting (TXSET)
Calculation
Numerator:

Number of parents/caregivers who were able to access timely and appropriate
treatment
Denominator: Number of parents/caregivers who entered substance abuse treatment
(PUBPRVTX=1 or 2)
To calculate the numerator, date fields will be converted to numeric fields to calculate number of
days. Time to treatment will be calculated as follows: TXADMIT-(CWFILE_O or FILE_O or
SAASSESS). As indicated above, the date used for “program entry” may differ depending on
the grantee’s target population. Time between entrance to child welfare and time to treatment
will be looked at, as well as time between entrance to the RPG program and time to treatment.
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Appropriate treatment (for those using the ASAMPPC) will be calculated as
LOCRECOM=LOCRECVD.

A2. Retention in substance abuse treatment: a) Percentage of parents or caregivers
referred to substance abuse treatment who remained until treatment completion; and b)
Average length of stay in treatment for referred parents or caregivers
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
It is likely that a parent or caregiver may have multiple treatment episodes over the course of
the grant project. Information should be recorded for each treatment episode. For purposes of
this grant program, you do not need to record all placements or transitions from one level of
care to another that may happen within an overall single treatment episode.
Treatment completion is defined according to TEDS discharge status variable (see data element
TXSTATUS). It is understood that the California substance abuse treatment system (CalOMS)
uses a slightly different discharge coding system. For California grantees, the table below
indicates how CalOMS coding should be mapped to TEDS for RPG program purposes.
CalOMS

TEDS/RPG Data System

1 = Completed treatment/recovery plan, goals/referred. This
occurs when a program participant completes his/her
treatment/recovery plan and is being referred to another
treatment/recovery program. For example, the individual is
moving from one modality or type of service to another within a
treatment episode.

1 = Treatment completion. All parts of treatment
plan or program were completed.

2 = Completed treatment/recovery plan, goals/not referred.
This occurs when a program participant completes his/her
treatment/recovery plan and is not referred. For example, the
participant has successfully completed an entire treatment
episode and therefore is not referred for further services.

1 = Treatment completion. All parts of treatment
plan or program were completed.

3 = Left before completion with satisfactory
progress/referred. This occurs when a participant has made
satisfactory progress in a program and was referred to a
different program to continue with the services or to receive
different services in a different program in the state.

4 = Transferred to another substance abuse
treatment program or facility (and known to
report). This code is used for all clients who have
a change of service or provider within an episode
of treatment, except when it is known that the
client did not report to the next program.

4 = Left before completion with satisfactory progress and
was not referred. This may occur if the participant was doing
well in his/her treatment and stopped coming in without notice
for a period of time exceeding the amount defined for the
service modality in which the participant was enrolled

2 = Left against professional advice. Client
chose not to complete treatment program, with or
without specific advice to continue treatment.
Includes clients who dropped out for unknown
reason.

5 = Left before completion with unsatisfactory
progress/referred. This occurs when a participant is referred to
another program or service modality because they are not
making satisfactory progress in the service/program in which
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CalOMS

TEDS/RPG Data System

6 = Left before completion with unsatisfactory progress
and was not referred. This code is intended for those
individuals who are expelled from treatment prior to completing
their services, under circumstances in which no exit interview
would be completed. An example of when this would apply is if
an individual participating in the treatment program is found with
drugs on the premises and is immediately expelled from the
program

3 = Terminated by facility. Treatment terminated
by action of facility (not because client dropped
out of treatment, or client incarcerated or other
client reason

7 = Death. This should be used for individuals who die prior to
completing the services in which they are participating

6 = Death

8 = Incarceration. individuals who become incarcerated prior to
completing the services in which they are participating

5 = Incarcerated

Data Elements
72. Parent/caregiver entered public or private treatment (PUBPRVTX)
73. Date parent/caregiver entered substance abuse treatment (TXADMIT)
74. Substance abuse treatment setting (TXSET)
75. Date of last contact while in substance abuse treatment (TXLSTCON)
76. Date parent/caregiver discharged from substance abuse treatment (TXDISDT)
77. Substance abuse treatment discharge status (TXSTATUS)
Calculation
For percentage who remained until treatment completion:
Numerator:

Number of parents/caregivers referred to treatment who remained until treatment
completion
Denominator: Number of parents/caregivers who entered substance abuse treatment
(PUBPRVTX=1 or 2)
Because both treatment completion and transfer to further treatment represent positive
conclusions to a treatment episode, the rates for treatment completion (TXSTATUS=1) and
transfer (TXSTATUS=4) may be combined in some of the analyses. (This aligns with how
discharge information is presented in the TEDS Discharge Reports.4)
Length of stay for parents/caregivers who entered substance abuse treatment ((PUBPRVTX=1
or 2) will be calculated by subtracting their treatment admission date from either the treatment
discharge date or the last date of contact: (TXDISDT or TXLSTCON) – TXADMIT. As indicated
in the data elements table in Section II, there may be certain instances in which a client drops
out of treatment, but is not “discharged” for weeks or months after the end of treatment. Such
delayed discharge dates result in invalid length of treatment calculations. For this reason,
grantees should report both dates; the analyst will determine the most appropriate date to use in
calculating length of treatment. All date fields will be converted to numeric fields to calculate
number of days. The average length of stay will be calculated by summing the number of days
in treatment for all discharges and dividing the total by the number of discharges.
4

See Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies (2006). Treatment
Episode Data Set (TEDS): 2004. Discharges from Substance Abuse Treatment Services. DASIS Series: S‐35, DHHS
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Additional data elements will be used for contextual/background information when the RPG SC
Project Team conducts data analyses and prepares reports for the Children’s Bureau and/or
Congress.
A3. Substance use: Percentage of parents or caregivers who report a reduction in
substance use, as measured by number of days of use in past 30 days at treatment
intake and discharge.
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
Due to the focus and nature of this grant program, it is important to distinguish which
substances are being used – in particular, methamphetamine. Grantees need to record number
of days of use in past 30 days at treatment intake and discharge for the substances listed
below. For adults who may be incarcerated, record use during most recent 30-day period prior
to incarceration. It is anticipated that past use at discharge will be obtained through either an
exit interview, completion of a discharge form or knowledge obtained while client was
participating in treatment.
Please note that methamphetamine needs to be broken out from other amphetamines or
stimulants. For heroin and other opiates, grantees will have the option of collecting and
reporting this information as a roll-up of all “heroin/other opiates” or breaking it down into more
detailed subcategories, as indicated below. Grantees using a standardized instrument, such
as the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) or GPRA, to collect substance use information may
need to modify their tool to cover the listing of substances below.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Alcohol
Cocaine/crack
Marijuana/hashish
Heroin/other opiates (note: grantees can report one total number here or break it down into
the more detailed subcategories a – e)
a. Heroin
b. Oxycontin/oxycodone
c. Hydrocodone (or Lortab)
d. Other opiates/synthetics (codeine, Dilaudid, morphine, Demerol, Darvon, opium,
and any other drug with morphine-like effects)
e. Non-prescription methadone
5. Hallucinogens/psychedelics (includes PCP, LSD, MDMA, DMT, STP, mescaline, psilocybin,
peyote, etc.)
6. Methamphetamine
7. Other amphetamines/stimulants (includes amphetamines, Benzedrine, Dexedrine, Preludin,
Ritalin, any other amine and related drugs, non-amphetamine stimulants)
8. Benzodiazepines (includes diazepam, flurazepam, chlordiazepoxide, clorazepate,
lorazepam, alprazolam, estasolam, oxazepam, temazepam, prazepam, triazolam,
clonazepam, halazepam, and other unspecified benzodiazepines)
9. Barbiturates (includes Mephobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, Seconal, Nembutal)
10. Other tranquilizers or sedatives (includes non-benzodiazepine tranquilizers, non-barbiturate
sedatives/hypnotics, chloral hydrate, Placidyl, Doriden)
11. Inhalants (includes ether, glue, chloroform, nitrous oxide, gasoline, paint thinner, etc.)
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12. Other (all substances not otherwise specified)
Those grantees that plan to conduct drug testing and/or additional or follow-up assessments of
substance use/abstinence at different time points (e.g., 3, 6, 9 months during and after
completing treatment and following reunification) can report that information in their local
evaluation and/or as an attachment to their Semi-Annual Progress Reports.
Data Elements
73. Date parent/caregiver entered substance abuse treatment (TXADMIT)
75. Date of last contact while in substance abuse treatment (TXLSTCON)
76. Date parent/caregiver discharged from substance abuse treatment (TXDISDT)
77. Substance abuse treatment discharge status (TXSTATUS)
78. Primary substance problem at admission (SUB1)
79. Secondary substance problem at admission (SUB2) [optional data element]
80. Tertiary substance problem at admission (SUB3) [optional data element]
81-82. Frequency of alcohol use at admission (ALCOHOL1) and discharge (ALCOHOL2)
83-84. Frequency of cocaine/crack use at admission (COCAINE1) and discharge (COCAINE2)
85-86. Frequency of marijuana/hashish use at admission (MARIJ1) and discharge (MARIJ2)
87-88. Frequency of heroin/other opiate use at admission (OPIATES1) and discharge
(OPIATES2)
89-90. Frequency of heroin use at admission (HEROIN1) and discharge (HEROIN2)
[optional additional detail for subcategory OPIATES1 and OPIATES2]
91-92. Frequency of oxycontin/oxycodone use at admission (OXYCO1) and discharge
(OXYCO2) [optional additional detail for subcategory OPIATES1 and OPIATES2]
93-94. Frequency of hydrocodone (or Lortab) use at admission (HYDROCO1) and
discharge (HYDROCO2) [optional additional detail for subcategory OPIATES1 and
OPIATES2]
95-96. Frequency of other opiate/synthetics use at admission (OTHOPIAT1) and
discharge (OTHOPIAT2) [optional additional detail for subcategory OPIATES1 and
OPIATES2]
97-98. Frequency of non-prescription methadone use at admission (METHADO1) and
discharge (METHADO2) [optional additional detail for subcategory OPIATES1 and
OPIATES2]
99-100. Frequency of hallucinogen/psychedelic use at admission (HALLUC1) and discharge
(HALLUC2)
101-102. Frequency of methamphetamine use at admission (METH1) and discharge (METH2)
103-104. Frequency of amphetamine/other stimulant use at admission (OTHSTIM1) and
discharge (OTHSTIM2)
105-106. Frequency of benzodiazepine use at admission (BENZO1) and discharge (BENZO2)
107-108. Frequency of barbiturate use at admission (BARBIT1) and discharge (BARBIT2)
109-110. Frequency of other tranquilizer or sedative use at admission (TRANQ1) and discharge
(TRANQ2)
111-112. Frequency of inhalant use at admission (INHAL1) and discharge (INHAL2)
113-114. Frequency of other substance use at admission (OTHDRUG1) and discharge
(OTHDRUG2)
It is understood that primary substance problem at admission (SUB1) may not be available for
those who were not admitted to publicly-funded treatment. The core demographic variable,
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maltreatment (METHFACT), provides a way to gauge what percent of families are impacted
specifically by methamphetamine.
Calculation
Reduction in use will be measured by subtracting number of days of use at admission from
number of days of use at discharge.
Additional data elements will be used for contextual/background information when the RPG SC
Project Team conducts data analyses and prepares reports for the Children’s Bureau and/or
Congress.

A4. Parents or caregivers connected to supportive services: Percentage of parents or
caregivers who were assessed for and received supportive services that include:
a. Primary medical care
b. Dental care
c. Mental health
d. Child care
e. Transportation
f. Housing assistance
g. Parenting training/child development education
h. Domestic violence services
i. Employment or vocational training/education
j. Continuing care/recovery support services
k. Alternative therapies/natural healing practices
l. Other support services
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
For purposes of this grant program, the supportive services delineated for this indicator are
defined as follows:
•

Primary medical care may include but not be limited to medical assessments; prenatal
and postnatal care; emergency and hospital care; health supervision and anticipatory
guidance; screening, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic disorders;
management of serious and life-threatening illness; referrals to specialists for more
complex conditions where appropriate; testing, treatment, and counseling for HIV,
tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted diseases; obstetric and gynecologic services;
nutrition counseling; family planning and reproductive health services.

•

Dental care may include but not be limited to dental check-ups and cleaning, evaluation,
diagnosis, and/or treatment (nonsurgical, surgical, or related procedures) of diseases,
disorders, and/or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and/or the adjacent and
associated structures.

•

Mental health services may include but not be limited to cognitive-behavioral therapy;
individual therapy, family therapy and/or group therapy; services for depression, anxiety,
affective and somatization disorders; therapy for trauma and PTSD.
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•

Child care may include but not be limited to preschool, child care, after-school care
programs, and respite care.

•

Transportation may include but not be limited to transportation to and from the recovery
and treatment site, and to and from ancillary services.

•

Housing assistance may include but not be limited to help with housing applications,
advocacy, transportation, encouragement and motivation, understanding and complying
with the housing program’s regulations, assistance in obtaining safe, affordable,
permanent housing, developing adequate independent living skills to maintain housing.

•

Parenting training/child development education may include but not be limited to parent
counseling, parenting skills training, child development and care taking education and
training, skill building.

•

Domestic violence services may include but not be limited to screening for domestic
violence, domestic violence prevention and treatment services, referrals to or provision
of safe housing/shelter, trauma-informed and trauma-specific services, legal advocacy
and assistance.

•

Employment or vocational training/education may include but not be limited to
educational and vocational screening and assessment, pre-vocational counseling, basic
life skills training, employment/vocational counseling, training and educational programs,
and employment and vocational services.

•

Continuing care/recovery support services may include but not be limited to aftercare,
relapse prevention, peer recovery support, recovery coaching, self-help support groups,
spiritual support, etc.

•

Alternative therapies/natural healing practices may include but not be limited to
acupuncture, alternative medicines or traditional healing practices used in Tribal
communities (e.g., the use of a medicine person who may perform a ceremony or
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129. Adult assessed for child care needs (ACHCARE1)
130. Child care services initiated (ACHCARE2)
131. Adult assessed for transportation needs (ATRANSP1)
132. Transportation services initiated (ATRANSP2)
133. Adult assessed for housing needs (AHOUSE1)
134. Housing services initiated (AHOUSE2)
135. Adult assessed for parenting training/child development education needs (APARENT1)
136. Parenting training/education services initiated (APARENT2)
137. Adult assessed for domestic violence (ADOMVIO1)
138. Domestic violence services initiated (ADOMVIO2)
139. Adult assessed for employment or vocational training/education needs (AEMPLY1)
140. Employment or vocational training/education services initiated (AEMPLY2)
141. Adult assessed for continuing care/recovery support needs (ACONTCR1)
142. Continuing care/recovery support services initiated (ACONTCR2)
143. Adult assessed for use of alternative therapies/natural healing practices (AALT1)
144. Alternative therapies/natural healing practices initiated (AALT2)
Calculation
For percentage assessed:
Numerator:
Number of adults assessed for [given supportive service]
Denominator: Number of adults enrolled in the RPG program
For percentage that received services:
Numerator:
Number of adults for whom [given supportive service] was initiated
Denominator: Number of adults assessed for [given supportive service]

A5. Employment: Percentage of parents or caregivers participating in substance abuse
treatment who are:
a. Employed full time
b. Employed part time
c. Currently enrolled in an educational or vocational training program
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
Employment is an important component of recovery and this indicator is designed to examine
whether substance abuse treatment participation has a positive effect on employment status.
This indicator applies to those in substance abuse treatment and will be measured at two time
periods: treatment intake/entry and discharge. Employment definitions are derived from TEDS
(see EMPLTX1) and educational/vocational training program enrollment status is derived from
GPRA (see EDVOC1). Grantees should ask about both, as an adult can be employed and
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Data Elements
72. Parent/caregiver entered public or private treatment (PUBPRVTX)
115. Employment status at time of treatment intake/admission (EMPLTX1)
116. Detailed “Not in Labor Force” at time of treatment intake/admission (NLFTX1)
117. Employment status at time of treatment discharge (EMPLTX2)
118. Detailed “Not in Labor Force” at time of treatment discharge (NLFTX2)
119. Enrollment status in an educational (school) or vocational training program at treatment
intake/admission (EDVOC1)
120. Enrollment status in an educational (school) or vocational training program at treatment
discharge (EDVOC2)
Calculation
Numerator:

Number of parents/caregivers in treatment employed full time or part time
(EMPLTX1/2= 1 or 2) and/or enrolled in a vocational training/education program
(EDVOC1/2=1 or 2)
Denominator: Number of parents/caregivers in substance abuse treatment (PUBPRVTX=1 or
2)
Change will be measured by whether there is an increase in the percentage of those employed
and/or enrolled in a vocational training/education program from admission to discharge.

A6. Criminal behavior: Percentage of parents or caregivers who show a decrease in
criminal behavior
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
This indicator applies to those in substance abuse treatment and will be measured at two time
periods: treatment intake/entry and discharge.
Data Elements
72. Parent/caregiver entered public or private treatment (PUBPRVTX)
121. Number of arrests in past 30 days at treatment intake/admission (ARREST1)
122. Number of arrests in past 30 days at treatment discharge (ARREST2)
Calculation
Decrease in arrests for parents/caregivers participating in substance abuse treatment
(PUBPRVTX=1 or 2) will be measured by subtracting number of arrests at admission
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A7. Mental health status: Percentage of parents or caregivers who show an improvement
in mental health functioning
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
The purpose of this indicator is to measure improvement in the area of adult mental health
functioning. Grantees reporting on this indicator will measure change over time using a valid
and reliable standardized tool or instrument that they deem most appropriate for their target
population and program model. Baseline and subsequent instrument/test scores will be
submitted without client identifying information. Grantees reporting on this indicator are using
tools such as the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), which provides an addiction severity profile in
seven domains (medical, employment, alcohol use, other drug use, legal status, family/social
relationships and psychiatric/psychological status), the Beck Depression Inventory, which
measures severity of depression, or the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) tool, which
includes a core section on mental and emotional health.
As previously stated, once grantees finalize their selection of instruments and the estimated
number of adults who will be administered each instrument, the RPG SC Project Team will work
with grantees to determine the most appropriate method for grantees to submit this data to the
Children’s Bureau. The number of grantees who are using a particular tool will influence this
determination (e.g., whether grantees enter the data into the RPG Data System, include it in
their Semi-Annual Progress Report, or submit in some other manner acceptable to the
Children’s Bureau and grantees).
Data Elements
To be determined based on the recommendations and protocols associated with the
standardized instrument a grantee is using for their target population and the specific nature of
the grantee’s intervention and/or services designed to impact this indicator. Grantees selecting
this indicator will measure an adult’s mental health status at a minimum of two time periods
(e.g., at program or treatment intake/entry for the baseline and at a follow-up period that is
appropriate to the grantee’s program design, such as program or treatment discharge).
Calculation
To be determined based on the protocols associated with the standardized instrument a grantee
is using. However, it may be calculated as the change in score at selected points of
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FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP INDICATORS
In the narrative descriptions that follow, data elements for Family/Relationship indicators F1 –
F3 will be specified based on grantee-specific instrumentation. Grantees will report data on
these indicators (if included in a grantee’s final set of FPO-approved indicators) by submitting
data from the finalized set of instruments included in their evaluation plan. Data collected by
grantees will be defined according to the appropriate standardized tool or instrument they have
selected for their target population(s) and program model; therefore, specific data elements may
vary across grantees. Grantees using the same instrument will submit those data in the same
format. Where appropriate, we will negotiate common instrumentation across grantees for these
indicators and obtain their de-identified case level data for secondary analysis and reporting.
As each grantee finalizes their selection of instruments and the estimated number of children
and/or adults who will be administered each instrument, the RPG SC Project Team will work
with grantees to determine the most suitable method for grantees to submit this data to the
Children’s Bureau (e.g., whether grantees enter the data into the RPG Data System, include it in
their Semi-Annual Progress Report, or submit in some other manner acceptable to the
Children’s Bureau and grantees). The number of grantees who are using a particular tool will
influence this determination. The narrative descriptions that follow highlight some of the data
collection tools/instruments that grantees indicated they plan to use or are considering using to
measure these indicators.
F1. Parenting: Percentage of parents or caregivers who demonstrate increased parental
capacity to provide for their children’s needs and family’s well-being
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
For the purposes of this grant program, parenting capacity is thought of as the ability of
parents/caregivers to understand and give priority to their child’s basic needs (e.g., health,
educational, developmental, safety, social, housing), to adapt to the child’s changing needs over
time, and to address any challenges posed by their child’s temperament and development.
Grantees reporting on this indicator will measure change over time using a valid and reliable
standardized tool or instrument that they deem most appropriate for their target population and
program model. Baseline and subsequent instrument/test scores will be submitted without client
identifying information. Grantees reporting on this indicator are using tools, such as the NCFAS
– Parental Capabilities subscale, the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) or the Adult-Adolescent
Parenting Inventory (AAPI), that may ask questions about disciplinary practices, supervision of
children, expectations of children, parental empathy, parenting competence, etc.
Data Elements
To be determined based on the recommendations and protocols associated with the
standardized instrument a grantee is using for their target population and the specific nature of
the grantee’s intervention and/or services designed to impact this indicator. Grantees selecting
this indicator will measure parenting capacity at a minimum of two time periods (e.g., at program
or treatment intake/entry for the baseline and at a follow-up period that is appropriate to the
grantee’s program design, such as program or treatment discharge).

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Calculation
To be determined based on the protocols associated with the standardized instrument a grantee
is using. However, it may be calculated as the change in score at selected points of
administration (e.g., baseline and discharge), as directed for a given instrument.

F2. Family relationships and functioning: Percentage of parents or caregivers who show
improved parent-child and other family interactions
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
For purposes of this grant program, family functioning refers to how family members
communicate, relate to one another and maintain relationships, as well as how they make
decisions and solve problems. Grantees reporting on this indicator will measure change over
time using a valid and reliable standardized tool or instrument that they deem most appropriate
for their target population and program model. Baseline and subsequent instrument/test scores
will be submitted without client identifying information. Grantees reporting on this indicator are
using tools such as the NCFAS – Family Interactions Subscale or the Strengthening Families
Program (SFP), which ask questions about a parent’s bonding and communication with
children, family conflict, family communication, family cohesions and family organization.
Data Elements
To be determined based on the recommendations and protocols associated with the
standardized instrument a grantee is using for their target population and the specific nature of
the grantee’s intervention and/or services designed to impact this indicator. Grantees selecting
this indicator will measure family functioning at a minimum of two time periods (e.g., at program
or treatment intake/entry for the baseline and at a follow-up period that is appropriate to the
grantee’s program design, such as program or treatment discharge).
Calculation
To be determined based on the protocols associated with the standardized instrument a grantee
is using. However, it may be calculated as the change in score at selected points of
administration (e.g., baseline and discharge), as directed for a given instrument.
F3. Risk/protective factors: Percentage of parents or caregivers who show a decrease in
risk factors associated with reasons for service and/or an increase in protective factors
to prevent child maltreatment
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
For purposes of this grant program, risk factors may include things such as acute life stress or
everyday stress, physical and mental health crisis, acute school problems, family relationship
conflict, social isolation, child behavior/mental health/physical health problems, caregiver mental
health/physical health problems, impaired caregiver-child relationship, poverty, violence in
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family systems strengths, coping strategies, social support, spirituality, community connections,
housing stability, and safe neighborhood. Grantees reporting on this indicator will measure
change over time in their specific set of risk/protective factors using a valid and reliable
standardized tool or instrument that they deem most appropriate for their target population and
program’s primary services and activities. Baseline and subsequent instrument/test scores will
be submitted without client identifying information. Grantees reporting on this indicator are using
tools such as the NCFAS (overall and subscales such as Environment, Family Safety,
Social/Community Life), the PSI (described above in indicator F1), the Addiction Severity Index
(ASI), which includes medical, employment, alcohol and drug, legal status, family/social and
psychiatric problem subscales, and the Structured Decision Making (SDM) Risk Assessment,
which identifies families who have low, moderate, high, or very high probabilities of future child
abuse or neglect.
Data Elements
To be determined based on the recommendations and protocols associated with the
standardized instrument a grantee is using for their target population and the specific nature of
the grantee’s intervention and/or services designed to impact this indicator. Grantees selecting
this indicator will measure a family’s risk/protective factors at a minimum of two time periods
(e.g., at program or treatment intake/entry for the baseline and at a follow-up period that is
appropriate to the grantee’s program design, such as program or treatment discharge).
Calculation
To be determined based on the protocols associated with the standardized instrument a grantee
is using. However, it may be calculated as the change in score at selected points of
administration (e.g., baseline and discharge), as directed for a given instrument.

F4. Coordinated case management: Percentage of families that receive appropriate,
coordinated case management services:
a. Percentage of families that report active involvement in various aspects of the case
planning process, including identifying strengths, needs, and needed services, and
establishing and evaluating progress toward goals
b. Percentage of families who received joint case management services coordinated
between a substance abuse treatment provider and a child welfare agency (i.e., a
single case plan coordinated across systems)
c. Percentage of families receiving joint case management services who received a
cross-agency assessment conference every 90 days or less
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
The intent of this indicator is to determine whether families are receiving coordinated case
management services across multiple service systems that facilitate the child’s safety,
permanency and well-being, as well as the parent/caregiver’s recovery, self-sufficiency, wellbeing and ability to provide for his/her children’s needs. Grantees reporting on this indicator are
obtaining the information from program or case records and/or client satisfaction surveys or
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Data Elements
Not applicable for RPG Data System. Grantees will report information on percentage of families
receiving coordinated case management as part of their Semi-Annual Progress Report (Section
B. Partnership and Client Data).
Calculation
For subpart a:
Numerator:

Number of families who report active involvement in various aspects of the case
planning process

Denominator: Number of families served by the RPG program
For subpart b:
Numerator:

Number of families who received joint case management services coordinated
between the substance abuse and child welfare systems

Denominator: Number of families served who have open cases in both systems
For subpart c:
Numerator:

Number of families receiving joint case management services who received a
cross-agency assessment conference every 90 days or less.

Denominator: Number of families served who have open cases in both systems

F5. Substance abuse education and training for foster care parents and other substitute
caregivers: Among homes where children have been placed in foster care, percentage of
children’s foster parents or substitute caregivers who received education and training
about
a. addiction and substance abuse treatment
b. special needs of children who have suffered from maltreatment and whose
parents have a substance use disorder
c. family recovery issues
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
Nothing of note; indicator is self-explanatory. Grantees that have selected this indicator will
report the results as part of their Grantee Semi-Annual Progress Report (Section B. Partnership
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Data Elements
Not applicable for RPG Data System. Grantees will report information on foster parent and other
substitute caregiver training as part of their Semi-Annual Progress Report (Section B.
Partnership and Client Data).
Calculation
Numerator:

Number of substitute caregivers who received education and training about
substance abuse treatment, special needs of children, and family recovery issues

Denominator: Number of substitute caregivers caring for children enrolled in the RPG program
who have been placed in out-of-home care

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP/SERVICE CAPACITY INDICATORS
R1. Collaborative capacity: Regions have new or increased ability to address parental or
caregiver substance abuse and its effect on children, as measured by increased crosssystems understanding and collaborative activities
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
Collaborative capacity will be measured by the Collaborative Capacity Instrument (CCI), which
measures how a collaborative is doing in each of the following 10 domains:
1. Underlying Values and Principles of Collaborative Relationships
2. Daily Practice – Screening and Assessment
3. Daily Practice – Client Engagement and Retention
4. Daily Practice – Services to Children
5. Joint Accountability and Shared Outcomes
6. Information Sharing and Data Systems
7. Training and Staff Development
8. Budgeting and Program Sustainability
9. Working with Related Agencies
10. Working with the Community and Supporting Families
Grantees will complete a baseline CCI in Year 1 and a follow-up in Year 3 and, for 5-year
grantees, again in Year 5. Because regional partnerships complete the CCI via the Internet and
the results are automatically submitted to the Center for Children and Family Futures (CCFF) for
tabulation and analysis for the sites, grantees will not need to include their CCI scores as part of
their 6-month data upload to the RPG Data System.
Grantees who are also doing pre/post tests of knowledge gained from trainings or other
client/staff surveys or interviews that address collaboration will report these outcomes in their
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Data Elements
Overall mean score and mean score for each of the 10 domains at baseline and follow-up.
Calculation
Measurement of this indicator will be calculated by looking at the difference in the overall mean
score and mean scores for each of the 10 domains between the various time points the CCI
was administered.

R2. Capacity to serve families: Regions have new or increased capacity to serve families
in which a parent or caregiver has an identified substance use disorder and there is
current or potential involvement with the child welfare system:
a. Percentage of regional partnership member agencies that increased the number
of appropriate treatment programs for the targeted region
b. Among those partner agencies, increase in the number or percentage of families
served or the number or percentage of treatment slots* available in the targeted
region
* Treatment slots would be an optional aspect of the indicator that grantees may choose to
report through their local evaluation.
Additional Clarifying Information/Guidelines
This indicator is designed to measure how access to treatment for those with current or potential
involvement with the child welfare system has improved since implementation of the RPG
program. The challenge may be whether a substance abuse agency can identify those adults
involved in the child welfare who are in treatment. However, it more likely that the substance
abuse treatment agency, rather than the child welfare agency, would have this information.
In determining what constitutes a new or added program, for purposes of this project, a
“program” is defined by the addition of new services or a new level of care that did not
previously exist or was not available for families in the child welfare system (e.g., services
expanded to another county or geographic area where they were not previously available,
residential treatment was added).
Data Elements
145. Number of substance abuse treatment programs 12 months prior to RPG program
implementation (TXPGMS_0)
146. Number of substance abuse treatment programs at the end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period (TXPGMS_1)
147. Number of adults who received substance abuse treatment 12 months prior to RPG
program implementation (ADSVD_0)
148. Number of adults who received substance abuse treatment at the end of each semi-annual
progress reporting period (ADSVD_1)
149. Number of children (of adults who received substance abuse treatment) who received
services12 months prior to RPG program implementation (CHSVD_0)
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150. Number of children (of adults who received substance abuse treatment) who received
services at the end of each semi-annual progress reporting period (CHSVD_1)
Optional data elements:
151. Number of substance abuse treatment slots 12 months prior to RPG program
implementation (TXSLOT_0)
152. Number of substance abuse treatment slots, at the end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period (TXSLOT_1)
Calculation
For increase in treatment programs:
Numerator:

Number of treatment programs at end of each semi-annual reporting period
(TXPGMS_1)
Denominator: Number of treatment programs 12 months prior to implementation of RPG
program (TXPGMS_0)
For increase in number served:
Numerator:

Number of adults and children served at end of each semi-annual reporting
period (ADSVD_1, CHSVD_1)
Denominator: Number of adults and children served 12 months prior to implementation of RPG
program (ADSVD_0, CHSVD_0)
The RPG SC Project Team will be able to calculate number of families served by using the
Case ID, Adult ID and Child ID data elements (e.g., children and adults can be linked to a single
family unit). Increases in number of treatment programs and number of adults, children and
families served will be tracked over time (at each six-month reporting period) as well as at the
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ATTACHMENT A: DATA SYSTEM WORKGROUP MEMBERS
Regional Partnership Grantee (RPG)
Representatives
Brian Arthur
Associate Director
Center for Applied Behavioral Policy
Arizona State University
Grantee: State of Arizona
Project Title: Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T., Parent
to Parent Recovery Program
Cluster: Treatment Focused
Kathryn Bowen
Senior Program Evaluator
Centerstone CMHC, Inc.
Grantee: Tennessee Department of Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities
Project Title: Partners for Family Strengthening
and Preservation
Cluster: Array of Services
Michelle Cook
Justice Systems Analyst
Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Planning
Grantee: Judicial Branch State of Iowa
Project Title: Parents and Children Together: A
Family Drug Court Initiative (PACT)
Cluster: Drug Court
Debi Elliott
Senior Research Associate
Portland State University, Regional Research
Institute
Grantee: Multnomah County Department of
Human Services, Mental Health and
Addiction Services Division
Project Title: Family Involvement Team
Cluster: Drug Court
Karen Franck
Project Evaluator
Child and Family Tennessee
Grantee: Child and Family Tennessee
Project Title: New Beginnings for Women and
Children
Cluster: Child Focused
Heather Guentzel
Program Manager
Urban Community Research Center
Cal State University, Dominguez Hills
Grantee: SHIELDS for Families, Inc.

Project Title: Tamar Village Family Centered
Residential Treatment Program: A
Comprehensive Program for Families involved in
the Child Welfare System due to
Parental Substance Abuse
Cluster: Treatment Focused
Matthew Hile
Director, Behavioral Health Division and
Director, Behavioral Informatics
Missouri Institute of Mental Health
Grantee: Kids Hope United-Hudelson Region
Project Title: Circle of Hope: Keeping Children
Safe & Families Together
Cluster: System Wide Collaboration
Ruth Huebner
Child Welfare Researcher
Kentucky Department for Community Based
Services
Grantee: Kentucky Department for Community
Based Services
Project Title: Kentucky Sobriety Treatment and
Recovery Teams (K-START)
Cluster: Array of Services
Pamela Jumper-Thurman
Co-Owner and Evaluator
Council Oak Training and Evaluation, Inc.
Grantee: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Project Title: Choctaw Project SOAR (Serving
Our At Risk)
Cluster: Tribal
Jules Marquart
Director of Evaluation, Research Department
Centerstone CMHC, Inc.
Grantee: Tennessee Department of Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities
Project Title: Partners for Family Strengthening
and Preservation
Cluster: Array of Services
Tom McDonald
Associate Dean and Professor
University of Kansas
Grantee: Kansas Department of Social and
Rehabilitation Services
Project Title: Kansas Serves Substance Affected
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Frank Mondeaux
Research and Evaluation Consultant
Grantee: Klamath Tribes
Project Title: Methamphetamine and Substance
Abuse Eradication Project
Cluster: Tribal

Elaine Stedt
Child Welfare Program Specialist
Administration for Children and Families,
Children’s Bureau
FPO for Array of Services Cluster and for RPG
Support Contract

Barbara Plested
Evaluator
Council Oak Training and Evaluation, Inc
Grantee: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Project Title: Choctaw Project SOAR (Serving
Our At Risk)
Cluster: Tribal

RPG SC Project Team Staff

Julie Tapp
Research Associate
Children and Family Futures
Grantees: Mendocino County Health and
Human Service Agency; Sacramento
Department of Health and Human Services
Project Titles: Mendocino County Dependency
Drug Court; Early Intervention Family Drug
Court (EI-FDC)
Cluster: Drug Court
Robert Walker
Assistant Professor
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research,
University of Kentucky
Grantee: Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
Project Title: Families in Safe Homes Network
(FISHN)
Cluster: System Wide Collaboration
Federal Project Officer (FPO)
Representatives
Catherine Luby
Child Welfare Program Specialist
Administration for Children and Families,
Children’s Bureau
FPO for Drug Court Cluster

Sharon Boles
Director of Evaluation
Children and Family Futures
PML for Array of Services Cluster
Ed Briggs
Senior Technical Director
Macro International
Ken DeCerchio
Program Director
Children and Family Futures
Kim Dennis
Program Associate
Children and Family Futures
Glen Doss
Web Application Designer
Macro International
Theresa Lemus
Program Associate
Children and Family Futures
PML for Treatment Focused Cluster
Mike Rankin
Application and Database Programmer
Macro International
Elizabeth Schilling
Research Associate
Children and Family Futures
Nancy K. Young
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ATTACHMENT B: CHANGES OF NOTE TO THE DATA ELEMENTS
As previously stated, much of the information presented in the RPG Data Dictionary should be familiar to grantees, as it builds on and is
more detailed expansion of Appendix A: Detailed Summary Table of Final Set of Regional Partnership Grant Program Performance
Indicators from the Regional Partnership Grantee Performance Measurement System – Recommended Final Set of Indicators and Draft
Data Collection and Reporting System Design, Summary Report for Grantees, which grantees received earlier this year.
However, based on discussions with and feedback from the Data System Workgroup, extensive follow-up discussions among the RPG SC
Project Team and Children’s Bureau, and additional feedback received from grantees during and after the July 1-2 Annual Grantee Meeting,
it was necessary to revise and clarify the specifications for some of the data elements. The chart below highlights key changes made to the
data elements. It lists the data elements as they originally appeared at the end of Appendix A in the Final Indicators Report and how they are
presented here in the RPG Data Dictionary, with major changes noted.
DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

DEMOGRAPHIC AND BASIC CLIENT INFORMATION
(including data elements to be used for data system administrative purposes – e.g., various client and record identifiers)
--

Added unique identifier for each grantee (data
element 1: RPGID)

In the June 2008 version, the schematic for the
Grantee ID (RPGID) included a 2-digit Site ID suffix
that grantees could use, if needed or desired, to
identify a particular site (if they had multiple sites). This
has been modified as follows:
• Grantee ID now consists solely of the Grants
Management number assigned to you by the
Children’s Bureau and does not include the
additional 2-digit Site ID suffix (it is still data
element 1. RPGID).
• Plan ID (data element 1A. PLANID) has been
added to enable the system to tie an uploaded
data file to the specific treatment, comparison
and/or control data plan created by the grantee.
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DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change
own stand-alone data element. It is a unique
identifier that can be used by grantees that are
providing RPG services in multiple sites or to
multiple populations and they want or need to
distinguish further between each site or population
within a single data plan. It does not necessarily
apply to all grantees and can be used at a
grantee’s discretion.

Added unique identifier for each case (i.e., family
served) (2. CASEID)

Added unique identifier for each child within a case
(3. CHILDID)

Added data element to indicate index child (4.
CINDEX)

Clarified the definition/description of index child.

Added unique identifier for each adult within a case
(5. ADULTID)

Added data element to indicate if given adult is
primary caregiver (6. APRIMARY)

Provided guidance on how to define a primary
caregiver.

Added data element to indicate given adult’s
relationship to index child (7. ARLTNSHP)

Modified the definition of the “Other Relative” code to
“Other Relationship” (still coded as OR) to include not
just other relatives, but also non-relatives such as
godparents and other non-biological caregivers.

Age

Changed to Date of Birth (8. CHBDATE)

Gender

No major changes; specified coding (9. CHSEX)

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DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)
Race/Ethnicity

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)
Two major changes:

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change
NC

1. Split out race and ethnicity as separate data
elements (per AFCARS, TEDS and GPRA).
2. Created separate data elements for each
race so grantees could indicate all races that
apply (used categories as defined by
AFCARS and NCANDS)
(Data elements 10-16)
Prior victim of substantiated/indicated
maltreatment (occurred before outreach
and engagement in the RPG program)

No major changes; specified coding (17. C_PRIOR)

Age

Changed to Date of Birth (18.ADOB)

Gender

No major changes; specified coding (19. ASEX)

Race/Ethnicity

Two major changes:

Adult

1. Split out race and ethnicity as separate
data elements (per AFCARS, TEDS and
GPRA).
2. Created separate data elements for each
race so grantees could indicate all races
that apply (used categories as defined by
AFCARS and NCANDS)
(Data elements 20-26)
Prior perpetrator of substantiated/indicated
maltreatment (occurred before outreach
and engagement in the RPG program)

No major changes; specified coding (27. A_PRIOR)

Education

No major changes; specified coding (28. EDUC)

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ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

Employment Status

Specified coding (aligned with TEDS coding) (29.
EMPLOY)

Added Detailed Not in Labor Force (30. DETNLF)
as more detailed data element for those whose
employment status is coded as “not in labor force.”

Pregnancy Status

No major changes; specified coding (31. PREG)

Living Arrangement of caregiver (e.g.,
homeless, dependent living, independent
living)

No major changes; specified coding (aligned with
TEDS) (32. LIVARAG)

Source of Income/Support

No major changes; specified coding (aligned with
TEDS) (33. INCOME)

Marital Status

No major changes; specified coding (aligned with
TEDS) (34. MARITAL)

Parent or caregiver methamphetamine use
is a contributing factor to the risk of child
Maltreatment

No major changes; specified coding (35.
METHFACT)

DATA ELEMENTS TO BE USED TO MEASURE THE INDICATORS
1. Date file opened with RPG program

No major changes (36. FILE_O)

2. Date file closed with RPG program

No major changes (37. FILE_C)

3. Date file opened with child welfare
system

No major changes (67. CWFILE_O)

4. Child maltreatment report (Y/N)

Deleted

5. Date of maltreatment report

No major changes (40. RPTDT)

New data element added: Date of Report
Disposition (41. RPTDISDT)

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ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

6. Substantiated/indicated/alternative
response-victim (Y/N)

Modified data element (38. MALTXVIC) so reflects
whether child was victim of substantiated/indicated
maltreatment (Y/N); alternative response victim
disposition not included per CFSR measures of
recurrence

New data element added: Unique identifier to be
assigned to each substantiated/indicated case of
child maltreatment for a given child (39. MALTXID);
enables identification of a particular maltreatment
record in instances where a child may have multiple
maltreatment incidents.

7. Type of maltreatment1

No major changes; specified coding (42. CHMAL1)

8. Type of maltreatment2

No major changes; specified coding (43. CHMAL2)

9. Type of maltreatment3

No major changes; specified coding (44. CHMAL3)

10. Type of maltreatment4

No major changes; specified coding (45. CHMAL4)

11. Child removed from home (Y/N)

No major changes (46. REMOVED)

12. Date of latest removal from home

No major changes (47. REMOVDT)

13. Date of current placement in foster care
setting

No major changes (48. PLACEDT)

14. Date child reunified with
parent/caregiver

No major changes (49. REUNDT)

15. Date of discharge from foster care

No major changes (50. FCDISDT)

16. Foster care discharge reason

No major changes (51. FCDISP)

17. Mother’s Date of Termination of
Parental Rights

Deleted

18. Legal or Putative Father’s Date of
Termination of Parental Rights

Deleted

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

19. Pregnancy status at admission to RPG
program

This is one of the core demographics; no major
changes (31. PREG)

20. Newborn date of birth (if case level) or
Total number births (if aggregate)

No major changes (52. NEWDOB or TOTBIRTHS)

21. Substance exposure detected at birth
(Y/N/DK) (case level) or
Total number substance exposure
detected at birth (aggregate)

No major changes (53. SEB or TOTSEB)

22. Subsequent substance-exposed
newborn (Y/N/DK) (case level) or
Total number of SEBs that are
subsequent SENs (aggregate)

No major changes (54. SEB2 or TOTSEB2)

Each supportive service offered to the child
will have the following data elements:

To help streamline, deleted the date assessed and
date services initiated data elements for each
supportive service and limited it to a) whether
assessed and b) whether services initiated.

For the “assessed” data elements:
• Clarified that “Yes” means they could have been
assessed either prior to or at time of entry to the
RPG program.
• Clarified definition of code 88 so that it is N/A –
program does not provide and/or is not reporting on
this support service.

23. Whether assessed for given service
(Y/N/NA)
24. Date assessed for given service
25. Whether services initiated (Y/N/NA –
not identified as a need)
26. Date services initiated

Number of data elements increased because had
to delineate each supportive service and related
information as their own data elements.
(Data elements 55-66)

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)
Each supportive service offered to the
parent/caregiver will have the following
data elements:
27. Whether assessed for given service
(Y/N/NA)
28. Date assessed for given service
29. Whether services initiated (Y/N/NA –
not identified as a need)
30. Date services initiated

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)

To help streamline, deleted the date assessed and
date services initiated data elements for each
supportive service and limited it to a) whether
assessed and b) whether services initiated.

Number of data elements increased because had
to delineate each supportive service and related
information as their own data elements.
(Data elements 123-144)

NC = No change

For “services initiated” data elements:
• Clarified that “Yes” can mean either services were
first initiated after entering the RPG program or
continued/expanded if the individual was already
receiving such services upon RPG program entry.
• Added a code of 88 = N/A – program does not
provide and/or is not reporting on this support
service.
Also, per grantee feedback, an additional support
service category was added, “alternative
therapies/natural healing practices” to capture
acupuncture, alternative medicine and traditional
healing practices used in Tribal communities. As such,
two data elements were added to the data dictionary
(143-144). Just be aware that by adding two data
elements, this then altered the original numbering of
subsequent data elements.

New data element added: Unique identifier to be
assigned to each substance abuse treatment
admission for a given adult (68. SATXID); enables
identification of a particular treatment admission in
instances where a given adult may have multiple
treatment admissions.

Clarified that for purposes of this grant program,
information should reflect an overall single treatment
episode rather than each placement or transition from
one level of care to another that may happen within an
overall single treatment episode.

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

31. Date of parent/caregiver substance
abuse assessment

Streamlined and collapsed this and date of intake
into one data element, Date of parent/caregiver
substance abuse assessment/intake
(69.SAASSESS)

32. Date of parent/caregiver substance
abuse intake

Deleted this; see above re: streamlining and
collapsing this and date of assessment into one
data element, Date of parent/caregiver substance
abuse assessment/intake

33. Client entered public or private
treatment (1=public, 2=private)

No major changes (72. PUBPRVTX)

Added a code of 88 = Not applicable, to be used if a
given adult enrolled in the RPG program does not
have a substance use disorder and is not receiving
substance abuse treatment, but is receiving other RPG
services or interventions and other indicator data is
being collected on that individual. Added clarification
that in these cases, all the subsequent data elements
related to a substance abuse treatment admission be
left blank.

34. Date parent/caregiver entered
substance abuse treatment

No major changes (73. TXADMIT)

35. Date parent/caregiver discharged from
substance abuse treatment

No major changes (76. TXDISDT)

Clarified that for purposes of this grant program, this
should reflect the ultimate treatment discharge date;
grantees do not need to record each placement or
transition from one level of care to another that may
happen within an overall single treatment episode.

New data element added: Date of Last Treatment
Contact (75. TXLSTCON)

36. Treatment Discharge Status

No major changes; clarified coding (77.
TXSTATUS)

Added a code of 99 = Not applicable, still in treatment,
which can be used if a client is still in treatment at the
end of a given reporting period. Once the discharge
status becomes known, this variable can be updated
with the appropriate discharge status code.

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

37. Substance abuse treatment service
setting

No major changes; provided coding (74. TXSET)

Clarified definition/description of treatment setting.

38. Primary substance of choice

Modified language so it is primary substance
problem at admission (78. SUB1; consistent with
TEDS)
Revised coding to match list of substances
captured in past 30 day use (see below)

Per Workgroup feedback, added optional data
element for Secondary substance problem at
admission (79. SUB2)

Per Workgroup feedback, added optional data
element for Tertiary substance problem at
admission (80. SUB3)

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)
39. At treatment intake/entry, how many of
past 30 days clients used following
substances:
a. Alcohol
b. Methamphetamine
c. Amphetamine/Other Stimulants
d. Cocaine/crack
e. Marijuana
f. Heroin/Other Opiates
g. Other

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)
Expanded list of substances, per Workgroup
feedback, so it includes the following:
1. Alcohol
2. Cocaine/crack
3. Marijuana/hashish
4. Heroin/other opiates (Grantees have option
of reporting this as total roll-up or breaking
into more detailed subcategories a – e.)
a. Heroin (optional more detailed
subcategory)
b. Oxycontin/oxycodone (optional more
detailed subcategory)
c. Hydrocodone (Lortab) (optional more
detailed subcategory)
d. Other opiates/synthetics(optional more
detailed subcategory)
e. Non-prescription methadone (optional
more detailed subcategory)
5. Hallucinogens/psychedelics
6. Methamphetamine
7. Other amphetamines/stimulants
8. Benzodiazepines
9. Barbiturates
10. Other tranquilizers or sedatives
11. Inhalants
12. Other
The number of data elements increased
significantly because each substance had to have
its own data element for use at admission and use
at discharge. (Data elements 81-114)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change
NC

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

40. At treatment discharge, how many of
past 30 days clients used following
substances:
a. Alcohol
b. Methamphetamine
c. Amphetamine/Other Stimulants
d. Cocaine/crack
e. Marijuana
f. Heroin/Other Opiates
g. Other

See comment above for use at treatment
admission.

41. Employment status at time of treatment
intake/entry

No major changes (115. EMPLTX1)

Added Detailed Not in Labor Force at treatment
intake/entry (116. NLFTX1) as more detailed data
element for those whose employment status at
admission is coded as “not in labor force.”

42. Employment status at time of treatment
discharge

No major changes (117. EMPLTX2)

Added Detailed Not in Labor Force at treatment
discharge (118. NLFTX2) as more detailed data
element for those whose employment status at
discharge is coded as “not in labor force.”

43. Enrollment status in an educational
(school) or vocational training program
at time of intake/entry to RPG program
(as defined by GPRA)

Modified wording slightly so it’s at time of treatment
intake/entry, to make it consistent with employment
status above; only applies to those in treatment
(119. EDVOC1)

44. Enrollment status in an educational
(school) or vocational training program
at time of discharge from the RPG
program (as defined by GPRA)

Modified wording slightly so it’s at time of treatment
discharge, to make it consistent with employment
status above; only applies to those in treatment
(120. EDVOC2)

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

45. Number of times parent/caregiver has
been arrested in past 30 days at
intake/baseline

Modified wording to it’s at time of treatment
intake/entry, to make it consistent with employment
(121. ARREST1)

46. Number of times parent/caregiver has
been arrested in past 30 days at date of
treatment discharge or date file closed
with RPG program

Modified wording to it’s at time of treatment
discharge, to make it consistent with employment;
only applies to those in treatment 122. ARREST2)

Deleted these data elements from RPG Data
System because grantees complete CCI
electronically and will have already submitted their
scores to CFF for tabulation and analysis

50. Number of treatment programs for
target population managed by RPG
partner agencies 12 months prior to
implementation of the RPG program

No major changes

NC (145. TXPGMS_0)

51. Number of treatment programs for
target population managed by RPG
partner agencies at each semi-annual
progress reporting period

No major changes

NC (146. TXPGMS_1)

52. Number families in target population
served by RPG partner agencies who
received substance abuse treatment 12
months prior to implementation of the
RPG program

Deleted. The RPG SC Project Team will be able to
link adults and children served to individual family
units and calculate.

53. Number adults in target population
served by RPG partner agencies who
received substance abuse treatment 12
months prior to implementation of the
RPG program

No major changes

NC (147. ADSVD_0)

47. Collaborative Capacity Instrument (CCI)
baseline score (by March 31, 2008)
48. CCI score at Year 3 (between June 15
and Sept 15, 2010)
49. CCI score at Year 5 (between June 15
and Sept 15, 2012)

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

54. Number children of adults in the target
population served by RPG partner
agencies who received substance
abuse treatment 12 months prior to
implementation of the RPG program

Modified wording slightly to clarify that it is children,
of adults in the target population served by RPG
partner agencies who received substance abuse
treatment, who received services 12 months prior
to implementation of the RPG program.

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change
NC (149. CHSVD_0)

Clarified that it is not limited to substance abuse
treatment services for children.
55. Number families in target population
served by RPG partner agencies who
received substance abuse treatment at
end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period

Deleted.
The RPG SC Project Team will be able to link
adults and children served to individual family units
and calculate.

56. Number adults in target population
served by RPG partner agencies who
received substance abuse treatment at
end of each semi-annual progress
reporting period [this was an error in
original document]

No major changes

NC (148. ADSVD_1)

57. Number children of adults in the target
population served by RPG partner
agencies who received substance
abuse treatment at end of each semiannual progress reporting period

NC (150. CHSVD_1)

Clarified that it is not limited to substance abuse
treatment services for children.
58. Pre-implementation reporting date

Deleted

59. Semi-annual progress reporting date

Deleted

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

DATA ELEMENTS TO BE DETERMINED – INDICATORS TO BE DEFINED BY GRANTEES
60. Scores/results from standardized tool to
measure child well-being

Data collected by grantees will be defined
according to the appropriate standardized tool or
instrument they have selected for their target
population(s) and program model; therefore,
specific data elements may vary across grantees.
However, grantees using the same instrument will
submit those data in the same format. As each
grantee finalizes their selection of instruments and
the estimated number of children and/or adults who
will be administered each instrument, the RPG SC
Project Team will work with grantees to establish
the most suitable method for grantees to submit
these data to the Children’s Bureau (e.g., whether
grantees enter the data into the RPG Data System,
include it in their Semi-Annual Progress Report, or
submit in some other manner acceptable to the
Children’s Bureau and grantees). The number of
grantees using a particular tool will be considered
in making this recommendation.

65. Data elements regarding measurement
of coordinated case management to be
determined

Deleted – this indicator will be reported in SemiAnnual Progress Report and/or local evaluation

66. Data elements regarding measurement
of substance abuse education and
training for foster care parents and
other substitute caregivers to be
determined

Deleted – this indicator will be reported in SemiAnnual Progress Report (section on number and
type of trainings) and/or local evaluation

61. Scores/results from standardized tool to
measure parent of caregiver mental
health status
62. Scores/results from standardized tool to
measure “parental capacity”
63. Scores/results from standardized tool to
measure family relationships and
“family functioning”
64. Scores/results from standardized tool to
measure risk/protective factors

RPG Data Dictionary
Revised August 25, 2008

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY
ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN APPENDIX
A OF FINAL INDICATORS REPORT
(January 2008)

DATA ELEMENTS AS THEY APPEAR IN
REVISED AND UPDATED DATA DICTIONARY
(June 2008)

CHANGES TO DATA ELEMENTS IN REVISED DATA
DICTIONARY (August 2008)
NC = No change

ADDITIONAL DATA ELEMENTS FOR OPTIONAL ASPECTS OF SELECT INDICATORS
1. Level of care parent or caregiver
assessed for

No major changes (still optional for those using the
ASAM PPC); specified coding (70. LOCRECOM)

Still optional, but clarified that it is for those using the
ASAM PPC or a standardized assessment process
that determines level of care in a manner consistent
with the ASAM PPC.

2. Level of care parent or caregiver
received

No major changes (still optional for those using the
ASAM PPC); specified coding (71. LOCRECVD)

Still optional, but clarified that it is for those using the
ASAM PPC or a standardized assessment process
that determines level of care in a manner consistent
with the ASAM PPC.

3. Number of treatment slots for target
population provided by RPG partner
agencies 12 months prior to
implementation of the RPG program

No major changes

NC (151. TXSLOT_0)

4. Number of treatment slots for target
population provided by RPG partner
agencies at each semi-annual progress
reporting period

No major changes

NC (152. TXSLOT_1)

As noted above after Primary Substance Problem
at Admission (78. SUB1) added two additional
optional data elements, Secondary (79. SUB2) and
Tertiary Substance Problem at Admission (80.
SUB3).

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