1. CHNA Community Health Needs Assessment
Wednesday July 27, 2016

2. ACA IRS 501(r)
Requires tax exempt hospitals to conduct a CHNA to maintain their status
Must complete every three years
Final Rule was released 12/31/2014
If not in compliance may be fined $50,000/yr. and may be at risk to lose tax exempt status
Link to the final rule:

3. Overview CHNA Requirements
Define and assess the health needs of the community
Document in a written report and make easily available to the public.
Must have input from others in the community

4. Define Needs
Take into consideration geography, target populations (children, women, aged etc.),
Must include medically underserved, low income and minority
Must not consider whether the population is insured or uninsured
Should include those who do not use the hospital because they may have needs not being met

5. Assessment
Identify and prioritize significant health needs of the community and identify resources to meet those needs
Needs may include barriers to accessing care including finances, transportation etc.
Can determine significance of health needs based on community facts including the scope of the problem and/or likelihood of effectiveness of interventions

6. INPUT
A facility MUST take into account input received from sources, in identifying and prioritizing need, of at a minimum the following:
At least one public health department or State Office of Rural Health
Members of the medically underserved, low income and minority community
Written comments from the most recently conducted CHNA and implementation strategy

7. CHNA Final Rule Post CHNA on website so that it is easy to find!!!
Many more requirements spelled out in detail in the final rule.
Must check them off when the report is complete
Kaiser checklist
CHNA-Report-Checklist.pdf
Post CHNA on website so that it is easy to find!!!

8. More Information
Course available on HTHU provided free to all listening hospitals until September 1, 2016
Link will be provided on the Florida FLEX page HTHU.net/FLEX
Community Health Needs Assessment

9. Contact Information Sandy Sage RN