Compass Project

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA)​ is used to assess a person's functional needs and determine their level of care. The ONA determines whether a person is eligible for their qualified PSW to receive enhanced or exceptional pay rates. The ONA is used to identify potential risks and to produce a Risk Report.

Certified assessors are trained specifically in completing assessments. Assessors have distinct responsibilities separate from case managers. Assessors complete the ONA based on information gathered during the file review, face-to-face observation and through interviews with knowledgeable people within the person's life, including the case manager.

Training​

Assessors must be trained to complete ONAs. ODDS has scheduled trainings around Oregon to train assessors. ​​​​

• Risk Identification with the ONA Risk Report
  
• How to Use the ONA Risk Report
  
• One-page Risk Report and ISP Risk Management Plan Snapshot
  

ONA ​Resources

• ONA Field Guide - Print
• ONA Field​ Guide - Fillable
  
• ONA ​M​anual
  
• ONA Coding Decision Tree
  
• ONA File Review Check​list​
  
• ONA Overview of Items
  
• Русски​й / Russian, Af Soomaali / Somali​, Español / Spanish, Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese 
• ONA Overview of Conditions, Treatments and Therapies
  
• Русский / Russian, Af So​omaali / Somali, Español / Spanish​, Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese​​
• ONA FAQs
  
• How to - Billing for ONA-Related Activities (Assessors)
  
• Distributing ONA Results - What, Who, When
  
• ONA RIT Crossover
  
• ONA Item Essential Elements
  
• ONA One Page File Review Tool​
  
• Assessor Checklist Prior to ONA Sub​m​ission​
  
• Appropriate Use of ONA Coding Options
  
• Guidance for Coding Items with Multiple Parts
  
• List of Preferences and Guidance
  
• ​How to Make a Correction to an ONA
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Communicat​ing with individuals and families

Assessors and case managers should work together to help individuals and their families through this change. ODDS created online resources about the Compass Project to help answer questions. Here are some specific resources for assessors to use with individuals and their families.

• ODDS Letters to Individuals about ONA​
  
• CDDP-Adult | C​DDP-Child | CDDP-Brokerage
  
• Leave Behinds
  
• CDDP-Adult | CDDP-Child | CDDP Infographic
  
• Brokerage | Brokerage Infographic
  
• Paper Version of ONA for Individuals and Families
  
• ONA Language Access
  

ONA Qu​ality Assurance

• ONA Assessor QAT Area Ass​ig​nments​​
  
• Process for Disagreement with ONA Score or Results
  

Tran​​smittals

• ODDS Transmittals​​​
  
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​ONA Assessment Unit
Co​​ntacts

Field Services Manager

• Carolyn Sahr​
  

​Assessment Unit Manager

• Carrie Forty
  

Quality Assurance/Trainers​

• Hannah Bowen
  
• Angie Ca​nady
  
• Deanna Herrera
  
• Rachel Petersen
• Kelley Simonson​
• Judy Stanley
  
• Chris Thompson
  

Trainer/SME

• Linda Darr​
  

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