Screenings

This standard provides:

The wellness program: (---)
(a) Provides access to periodic screenings for health problems and referrals for appropriate follow-up measures and (L)
(b) Discloses to the participant the purpose(s) and use of the screening data. (4)

A blend of a leading indicator subsection and a 4-weighted subsection, this standard carves out two types of consumer rights -- one for access to screenings and one to transparency as to the purpose and use of the screening data. At least in the first version of the standards, URAC proposes to require only the latter.

The purposes of such screenings include raising awareness, recruiting participants into wellness programs, and helping both the participant and the wellness organization during interventions.

What, precisely, would be addressed in such health screenings is best clarified by this interpretive comment:

Health screenings may include, but are not limited to, basic biometric data collection, such as blood pressure, heart rate, weight, and height. Additional risk factor measures are also acceptable (e.g. cholesterol; family and medical history).