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2019 New Mexico Title X Family Planning Update & Reproductive Health teleECHO

This Reproductive Health: 2019 Protocol Update Video is presented by: New Mexico Department of Health Family Planning Program & UNM Reproductive Health ECHO.

Please see the 2019 Family Planning Protocol Update.

Please see the 2020 Family Planning Protocol Addendum for Syphilis Testing with Positive Pregnancy Test.

Please see the 2020 STD Protocol Revision – Syphilis Screening in Pregnancy.

Please see the 2020 PHD Guidelines for Providing Clinical Services in Public Health Offices During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic, dated 04/03/2020.

Please see the Strategies for Providing Family Planning Services during COVID-19 Pandemic and Family Planning Telemedicine, presented on 4/15/20 in partnership with UNM Reproductive Health ECHO.

Staff Training

There are four trainings that are required by the Title X Family Planning Program in New Mexico for public health office staff and provider agreement staff depending on their function/license.

The term “all staff” refers to every person who works with or has contact with Title X clients, including receptionists, clerks, administrative staff, clinical staff (medical assistants & medical/medication technicians), licensed professionals (clinicians and nurses), volunteers and students.

NOTE: Keep certificates of completion with your supervisor's signature on file at your worksite.

Required Training

Title X

All staff are required to complete Title X training within 30 days of hire or delivering of Title X services and annually thereafter. There are two different trainings one for non-clinical staff and one for clinical staff. Please make sure you click on the appropriate link depending on your job function.

Non-Clinical

The Title X Non-Clinical Training is designed to guide New Mexico non-clinical staff (receptionist, clerks, and administrative), who provide Title X services in New Mexico to:

1. Gain knowledge to determine a client's need for a range of services.
2. Inform and educate staff regarding information provided in the “New Mexico Family Planning Fee Collection Protocol,” “Program Requirements for Title X Funded Family Planning Projects” and “Providing Quality Family Planning Services: Recommendations of CDC and the US Office of Population Affairs.”
3. Provide guidance on how to complete an income assessment & consent form.

Clinical

The Title X Clinical Training is designed to guide New Mexico clinical staff (nurses, clinicians, counselors, students, medical assistants, medication technicians), who provide Title X services in New Mexico to:

1. Gain knowledge to determine a client's need for a range of services.
2. Inform and educate staff regarding information provided in the “New Mexico Family Planning Fee Collection Protocol,” “Program Requirements for Title X Funded Family Planning Projects” and “Providing Quality Family Planning Services: Recommendations of CDC and the US Office of Population Affairs.”
3. Provide guidance on how to complete an income assessment & consent form.
4. Assist clients in developing a client centered reproductive life plan.
5. Provide counseling on contraception, pregnancy testing, achieving pregnancy and basic infertility, sexually transmitted infections, preconception health, related preventive health and referrals.

Reporting Abuse and Human Trafficking

All staff are required to complete this training within 30 days of hire or delivering of Title X services and annually thereafter.

This training provides basic guidelines to for most common situations seen in New Mexico Title X clinics. All clinic providers will also follow your agencies guideline/protocol for reporting, tracking and documenting reports made for adult/child abuse and human trafficking.

Visit the Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting & Human Trafficking Online Training page to begin.

Violence, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, Tobacco Use

Only licensed professionals are required to complete this Violence, Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, Tobacco Use (VAST) training within 30 days of hire or delivering of Title X services.

• Family Planning VAST Training Course
• Family Planning VAST Guidebook
• Family Planning VAST Training Certificate
  • Print the certificate above and fill it out.
  • Scan the certificate and email to Tina Sanchez for credit.

Fertility Awareness-Based Method (FABM)

NOTE: This course completion date has been RESCINDED until further notice.

Only licensed professionals (both Public Health Office & Provider Agreement sites) are required to complete training within 90 days of hire or delivering of Title X services. Course completion required once. Only one course must be completed:

• Standard Days Method (ONLY Counseling Module Required) is available on-line from Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health: Standard Days Method Online Training

NOTE: This course may still be completed for requirement, effective 8/28/19 or you may opt to wait until another FABM course is added and announced in the near future.

or

• Understanding and Counseling Potential Users on Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (FABMs) for Pregnancy Prevention: HealtheKnowledge Online Learning

NOTE: This course has been RESCINDED post live webinar, effective 8/28/19.

Other Required Trainings

For other requirements, refer to your agency’s written policies & procedures for trainings that address HIPAA, civil rights, cultural competency and work safety.

Reproductive Health Clinic

The Family Planning Program collaborates with UNM Project ECHO and Department of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to provide all interested clinic staff weekly one hour sessions, using interactive case based learning and a 10-15 minute educational presentation with no-cost continuing educational credits.

For more information, and to sign up for email, see the Reproductive Health: teleECHO Clinic website.

Optional Training

Related Family Planning Trainings

• Title X Funded Family Planning Project Program Requirements
• Oral Contraceptives Training
• Taking a Brief Sexual History & Using the Information for Risk Reduction Interventions
• Integrating Male Family Planning Services
• Pregnancy Counseling Without Bias
• Explaining Contraception Training Tools

Resources

• Cardera Training & Continuing Education
• National Training Center Resources Search
• Office of Population Affairs