Features of a Title X Family Planning Clinic

This diagram provides the who, what, where, and why on Title X clinics. Funded by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA), the Title X family planning program is the only domestic federal program on family planning and related services. Title X provides no- or low-cost services through a network of more than 4,000 clinics nationwide.

Where

• Mobile clinics
• State and local health departments
• Telehealth
• Federally qualified health centers
• Hospital-based sites
• Nonprofit, community-based, and university health centers

Why

• Person-centered quality family planning services
• Reproductive cancer screening
• Health education and client-led decision making
• Contraceptive counseling and care
• Basic infertility services
• Title X clinics are often the only point of health care access for clients

Who

• Certified nurse midwives
• Physician assistants
• Nurse practitioners
• Registered nurses
• Physicians
• Counselors and health educators

What

• Clients return to their local clinics and build relationships with their providers
• Title X clinics are a trusted and critical part of the health care safety net
• Title X services are voluntary, confidential, and provided regardless of ability to pay
• Low-income clients may pay nothing or pay on a sliding scale depending on income
• STI/HIV counseling, testing, and treatment
• Pregnancy testing, counseling, and assistance to achieve pregnancy