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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The National Offic​​e of Job Corps has established independent compliance reviews of the Health and Wellness programs. Health and Wellness program compliance assessments will now be conducted biannually on a schedule set by the National Office health unit. The focus of the health and wellness program compliance assessment (PCA) will be to ensure center compliance with Federal and applicable state health and disability laws and Job Corps program requirements.
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This page is designed to help you prepare for an upcoming Health and Wellness Program Compliance Assessment. Use this page in conjunction with the Polic​y and Requirements Handbook (PRH), Job Corps directives, and other valuable information found on the Job Corps Health and Wellness website.
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Pre-Health & Wellness Compliance Assessment (HWPCA) Action Items

Ensure items 1-2 are completed and provided to your assessors one week prior to the assessment.

  1. Schedule staff interviews and submit to the assessor team at least one week before your assessment (Staff and Student Interview Schedule).
    • ​​​​Identify and arrange private meeting space for a focus group during time identified. Students will be selected by assessors on the first day of the Compliance Assessment.​​

  2. ​Complete the 8 Health and Wellness Program Pre-HWPCA questionnaires and return them to your assessors at least one week before your assessment.
  3. Gather documents and materials needed for the assessment (Documents and Materials Checklist). Complete ​Staff Training Rec​ords form. Please have requested materials available in the HWC in the assessment space on the first day (e.g. surveys, logs, SOPs, MOUs, SIRs, meeting minutes, staff roster, staff training details, subcontracts).
  4. Notify clinical specialists or program coordinators that they must be available for interview(s) during the time and location scheduled (Staff and Student Interview Schedule). Clear schedule with supervisor(s), if necessary.
  5. Identify a space for the assessor team to work in the HWC that will allow room for review of student files and interviews with students and staff.
  6. Identify best practices for each program area (i.e., any practice, procedure, activity or effort that is above and beyond a requirement and be prepared to give evidence of its existence) and record in one document.​
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