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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.