; or (II) in the absence of such methodology, a proposed timeline and guidelines for creating a methodology to ensure compliance with the evidence-based model used under the Suicide Assessment and Follow-up Engagement: Veteran Emergency Treatment (SAFE VET) program of the Department. (B) An assessment of the implementation of the policies and procedures described in subparagraph (A), disaggregated by gender and by race and ethnicity, including the following: (i) An assessment of the quality and quantity of safety plans issued to veterans. (ii) An assessment of the quality and quantity of post-discharge outreach provided to veterans. (iii) The post-discharge rate of veteran engagement in outpatient mental health care, including attendance at not fewer than one individual mental health clinic appointment or admission to an inpatient or residential unit. (iv) The number of veterans who decline safety planning efforts during protocols under the SPED program. (v) The number of veterans who decline to participate in follow-up efforts within the SPED program. (C) A description of how SPED primary coordinators are deployed to support such efforts, including the following: (i) A description of the duties and responsibilities of such coordinators. (ii) The number and location of such coordinators. (iii) A description of training provided to such coordinators. (iv) An assessment of the other responsibilities for such coordinators and, if applicable, differences in patient outcomes when such responsibilities are full-time duties as opposed to secondary duties. (D) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the total number and geographic distribution of SPED primary coordinators. (E) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of providing services under the SPED program via telehealth channels, including an analysis of opportunities to leverage telehealth to better serve veterans in rural areas. (F) A description of the status of current capabilities and utilization of tracking mechanisms to