HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03222011 - C.28RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner,
M.D.), to execute, on behalf of the County, Standard Agreement #29-395-26 with the
California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, to pay County an amount not to
exceed $8,420, for the County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, for the period from July 1,
2010 through June 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation of $8,420 from the California
Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, for County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program
(ADAP) through June 30, 2011.
The allocation will be used to cover the cost of certain drugs, plus dispensing fees, for
eligible low income persons with AIDS and/or AIDS related complexes. These funds may
not be used to cover patient monitoring, laborato¬ry testing, or other medical services for
persons receiving any of the drugs. The County may make provisions for co-payment by
patients, commensurate with the patient's ability to pay.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/22/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Wendel Brunner; M.D.
313-6712
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 22, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.28
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:March 22, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Standard Agreement #29-395-26 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
BACKGROUND:
On November 10, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement
#29-395-25 with the State Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS (now known as
California Department of Public Health), to cover the cost of certain drugs which have been
included in the AIDS Drug Program by the State and determined by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administra¬tion to prolong the life of a person with AIDS, for eligible low income persons
who are infected with HIV and/or persons with AIDS and related complexes who meet
certain criteria, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
Approval of Standard Agreement #29-395-26 will continue funding for the County's AIDS
Drug Program, to cover cost associated with administration of the AIDS Drug Assistance
Program (ADAP) enrollment screening and recertification process, through June 30, 2011.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County AIDS Drug Program will not be able to provide
administration of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) enrollment screening and
recertification process.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.