As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Evidence-based program" means a program based on a clear, consistent model such as those identified by the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness review authorized by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, including a program that:
(A) Demonstrates strong links to other community-based services;
(B) Employs well-trained and competent staff and provides continual professional development relevant to the specific program model being delivered;
(C) Follows a program manual or design that specifies the purpose, outcomes, duration, and frequency of service that constitute the program;
(D) Operates with fidelity to the model;
(E) Operates within an organization that ensures compliance with home visitation standards; and
(F) Provides research-based services grounded in relevant, empirically based knowledge;
(2) "Home visitation" means voluntary family-focused services that promote appropriate prenatal care to assure healthy births, primarily in the home, to an expectant parent or a parent with an infant, toddler, or child up to kindergarten entry that address:
(A) Child development;
(B) Literacy and school readiness;
(C) Maternal and child health;
(D) Positive parenting practices;
(E) Resource and referral access; and
(F) Safe home environments;
(3) "Home visiting program" means the infrastructure and programs that support and provide home visitation; and
(4) "Promising program" means a home visiting program that does not meet the criteria of evidenced-based programs but:
(A) Demonstrates strong links to other community-based services;
(B) Employs well-trained and competent staff and provides continual professional development relevant to the specific program model being delivered;
(C) Follows a manual or design that specifies the program's purpose, outcomes, duration, and frequency of service;
(D) Has data or evidence demonstrating that the program is effective at achieving positive outcomes for pregnant women, infants, children, or their families;
(E) Operates with fidelity to the program or model; and
(F) Operates within an organization that ensures compliance with home visitation standards.
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