HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04162013 - C.44RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Standard
Agreement #29-395-28 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, to pay County an amount
not to exceed $49,437, for the County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), for the period from July 1, 2012
through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation of $49,437 from the California Department of Public Health,
Office of AIDS, for ADAP through June 30, 2015.
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: 04/16/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Wendel Brunner, MD,
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: April 16, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: T Scott, D Gary
C.44
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:April 16, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Standard Agreement #29-395-28 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
BACKGROUND:
On February 14, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-395-27 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 Administration 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, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
Approval of Standard Agreement #29-395-28 will continue funding for the County's AIDS Drug Program, to cover
cost associated with administration of ADAP enrollment screening and recertification process, through June 30, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County AIDS Drug Program will not be able to provide administration of ADAP
enrollment screening and recertification process.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.