Questions and rules used in making decisions may vary based on parameters like the program for which the client is being assessed, or the age and gender of the client. Determination packages provide a way for setting up these rules and parameters. A determination package can contain one or many questionnaires and decision matrices, specific to a program and/or gender and/or age of the client.
The system uses this configuration to select the questions to be asked for a determination-based assessment and the rules used to decide the outcome of the assessment. For example, a determination-based assessment for assessing the severity of a medical condition could have multiple determination packages, each one targeting a particular gender and age bracket, i.e. a determination package for men aged 18-35, a determination package for women aged 18-35, a determination package for men aged 36-60. See section 5.2.1 for more information on how the system picks up the relevant package.