During the first quarter, 9,402 system referrals were processed in OCHIDS.
The referral source breakdown:
- Non-medical community (51.9%) including WIC, community agencies, county agencies, and e-PRAF referrals;
- Medical professionals (14.6%);
- HEA8045 forms (13.4%) submitted by Home Visiting providers, as well as WIC offices, and other community agencies;
- PCSA 8021 forms (12.9%) submitted by Children’s Services; and
- Caregivers (7.2%);
Of those Home Visiting system referrals, 5,871 were pregnant women with an average gestational age of 22.1 weeks.
There was a 5.5 percent increase in program referrals when compared to the first quarter of SFY20. Almost 61 percent of program referrals were for pregnant women and more than 50 percent of those were first-time moms.
