HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09152015 - C.42RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Standard
Agreement #15-10475 (County #29-395-29) with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, to pay
County an amount not to exceed $37,702, for the County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), for the period
from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation of $37,702 from the California Department of Public Health,
Office of AIDS, for ADAP through June 30, 2017.
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, laboratory
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: 09/15/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Daniel Peddycord (925)
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: September 15, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: J Pigg , N Rios
C. 42
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:September 15, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Standard Agreement #29-395-29 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS
BACKGROUND:
On April 26, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-395-29 with the California
Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, 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, 2012 through June 30, 2015.
Approval of Standard Agreement #29-395-29 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, 2017.
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.