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Mark Finucane , Health Services Director
FROM; By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE; December 3, 1987 County
Approval of Standard Agreement #29-647 with the State Department
SUBJECT; Of Health Services for Reimbursement of the Cost of Providing
Azidothymidine (AZT) to Low Income Persons
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and ratify the actions of Mark Finucane , Health Services
Director , in executing on behalf of the County, Standard
Agreement #29-647 with the State Department of Health Services
in the amount of $137 , 973 for the period August 17 , 1987 through
September 30 , 1988 for reimbursement to the County of the cost
of providing the drug Azidothymidine (AZT) , or any other drug
which has been determined by the United States Food and Drug
Administration to prolong the life of a person with Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS ) , to low 'income persons .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
This agreement has been executed by the State and will reimburse
the County for the actual cost of providing the drug AZT to low
income persons , but not to exceed $137 , 973 during the term of
the agreement .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
This agreement will reimburse the County for the cost of drugs
which prolong the life of a person with Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which are provided by County to low
income persons .
This document has been approved by the Department ' s Contracts
and Grants Administrator in accordance with the guidelines
approved by the Board ' s Order of December 1 , 1981 (Guidelines
for contract preparation and processing, Health Services
Department) .
DG
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE'
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT O OF BOARD CO MITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Z� 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE(� S�JHOWN.
Cc: Health Services (Contracts Unit) ATTESTED DEC 15 198 — —
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditcr-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
State Department of Health Services
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M382/7-83 ,DEPUTY