CA Health & Safety Code Section 120910

(a)

The department shall collect data from the early intervention projects, assess the effectiveness of the different models of early intervention projects.

(b)

The department shall continuously collect data from each early intervention project. The data collected may include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1)

The total number of clients served.

(2)

The number of clients utilizing each service provided by the project.

(3)

Demographics on clients in the aggregate.

(4)

The source of funding for each type of service provided.

(5)

The cost of each type of service provided.

(6)

Medical treatment modalities utilized in the aggregate.

(7)

Changes in the clinical status of clients in the aggregate.

(8)

Changes in behaviors that present risks of transmitting HIV infection of the clients in the aggregate.

(9)

The psychosocial changes of clients in the aggregate.

(10)

Referrals made by the project.

(11)

Perceived unmet needs of the clients served by the project.

(c)

The department shall develop and distribute to each early intervention project forms for data collection that are designed to elicit information necessary for the department to comply with the requirements of subdivision (b). The data may be used by the department to comply with the requirements of subdivision (a).