Some programs may require periodic reviews to be carried out on the benefits being given to the client. An example is where James Smith is availing of disability benefit for the Asthma medical condition and is currently under medication. His condition has to be reviewed every 6 months to see if there is any improvement or deterioration, which may lead to a change in benefit. So a determination-based assessment has to be created after 6 months, followed by collection of evidence and decision making. In majority of the scenarios, the change in client condition will not be much. So it is easier for users to take the previous assessment as the base for the new assessment and make relevant updates. This is supported in the form of assessment cloning in Decision Assist.
A determination-based assessment can be cloned at any stage in its lifecycle. Note, however, that the determination configuration associated with the determination-based assessment must be active in order for a clone to be created. This is to make sure that the administration configuration is still valid and can be used for the new assessment. All questions, answers, primary client details, and determinations are copied over to the new determination-based assessment.