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Ongoing Needs Identification (ONI) tool

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Overview

The Ongoing Needs Identification (ONI) screening tool is designed to prompt timely and appropriate service delivery, referral and/or further assessment based on the issues and needs that are identified for each person. Home and Community Care (HACC) service providers are required to use this tool.

Read more about What is the ONI tool?

Profiles

The Functional Profile (Activities of Daily Living) is mandatory for HACC-funded services, and where the Living Arrangements and Carer Profiles are not completed, the HACC MDS Supplementary Items should be used to complete the requirements of the HACC Minimum Data Set (MDS).

Interactive Free Text PDF ONI Profiles

How to Use the Interactive Free Text PDF ONI Profiles (PDF 807 kB) is a guide to filling out these Interactive Free Text PDF Profiles electronically. For information on the meaning and interpretation of the individual items of the Profiles please see ONI user manuals.

There are different template combinations that can be used according to your service needs. Please download these files before using them. To download the following documents right click on the link and then click "Save Target As".

Please use only the files currently published on this web site when conducting the ONI. Please do not use stored or saved older files and forms.

All ONI Profiles (PDF, 1.18 MB)
Core ONI, Carer Profile & HACC MDS Supplementary Items (PDF, 870 kB)
Core ONI, Functional Profile & HACC MDS Supplementary Items (PDF, 828 kB)
ONI Request Form (PDF, 124 kB)
Service Provider Feedback Form (PDF, 101 kB)

Supplementary tools

ONI fax cover sheet (PDF, 266 kB)
CSTDA NMDS (PDF, 130 kB)
Cultural / language assessment tool (PDF, 162 kB)

Policy

Queensland Health Interactive Free Text PDF ONI Profiles Storage and archiving policy (PDF, 114 kB)

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Privacy and security

Information collected in the ONI is "CONFIDENTIAL". This information is not to be shared without consumer consent.

Use of the Interactive Free Text PDF ONI Profiles electronically requires compliance with privacy obligations, security of information, and relevant policies, procedures and legislation applicable to agencies.

The Security Precautions for Collection, Transmission, Storage and Disposal Requirements of the Interactive Free Text PDF ONI Profiles (PDF, 200 kB) provides essential information to implement the security precautions required when using this form.

The ONI forms can be downloaded, stored and used by any organisation, however:

Please note: Secure email location certificates (PKI) must be used when electronically sharing the ONI.

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Computer requirements to use the Interactive Free Text PDF ONI Profiles

Minimum of 256 MB of memory on your computer
Ensure there is a copy of Acrobat Reader 7.0 ® installed on the computer.
Acrobat Reader 7.0 ® is available as a free download from www.adobe.com ( first link under 'Full Download') for Non-government agencies.
Government agencies (Queensland Health) need to contact their Help desk and log a request for the Adobe Reader program to be downloaded to their computer(s)

Information about system requirements to download Acrobat Reader 7.0 ® are available at:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win

Further information

If you have difficulties or questions regarding the use of the Interactive PDF ONI Profiles please contact us.

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