Field Test of Enhanced LGBT Question for the Minimal Data Set (MDS) Set to Launch April 1st!
				Wednesday, March 11, 2015  		
		 Posted by: Natalia Gromov		
	
			 
			
			
			 
				NAQC would like to thank Dr. Amy Lukowski (National Jewish Health), Dr. Scout (LGBT HealthLink) and the participating state quitlines for their expertise and leadership efforts in moving forward with a field test of the enhanced LGBT question for NAQC’s MDS. The field test is scheduled to launch April 1st and will be applied to both intakes conducted by telephone and online enrollments.  
The efficacy of the question will be evaluated on a monthly basis after the launch. We will keep NAQC members updated on progress and findings. 
The question being tested is shown below. 
    
        
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             Do you consider yourself to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender? 
              
            ***NOTE TO AGENT: If callers show concern about this question, feel free to add the following sentence: “LGBT people smoke at higher rates than others; we ask this to ensure we're serving all people equally.” 
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             Dropdown: 
            · Yes 
            · No 
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             Always required, always displayed 
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             2.  
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             Thanks, indicate all of the following which apply to you: Bisexual, Gay or [for a woman] lesbian, Queer, Transgender or gender variant and assigned male at birth, Transgender or gender variant and assigned female at birth. 
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             Scripting Only 
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             Not required, displayed if ‘Yes’ for 109 
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             3.  
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             Bisexual: 
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             Dropdown: 
            · Yes 
            · No 
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             Required and displayed if ‘Yes’ for 109 
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             4.  
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             Gay or [for a woman] lesbian 
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             Dropdown: 
            · Yes 
            · No 
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             Required and displayed if ‘Yes’ for 109 
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             5.  
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             Queer: 
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             Dropdown: 
            · Yes 
            · No 
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             Required and displayed if ‘Yes’ for 109 
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             6.  
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             Transgender or gender variant and assigned male at birth 
              
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             Dropdown: 
            · Yes 
            · No 
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             Required and displayed if ‘Yes’ for 109 
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             7.  
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             Transgender or gender variant and assigned female at birth 
              
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             Dropdown: 
            · Yes 
            · No 
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             Required and displayed if ‘Yes’ for 109 
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Please send any questions about the field test to Maria Rudie (mrudie@naquitline.org).   
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