Coordination of Services

When a family planning agency is located in a community health center, a hospital, or another primary-care setting, the agency must demonstrate that family planning services are coordinated with and integrated into other services delivered on site. Such coordination includes at a minimum: (A) either one central medical record for each member in which all medical and health-care services are recorded, or a mechanism for transferring relevant information to medical records to ensure continuity of care; (B) avoidance of duplication of medical examinations and laboratory tests; and (C) in-house referrals, as appropriate.