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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01251994 - 1.45 TO: , BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director U Contra By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrator (Coda DATE: January 12, 1994 County SUBJECT: Approve Amendment Agreement #29-395-10 with the State Department of Health Services for County's AIDS Drug Program SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (William Walker, M.D.) , to execute on behalf of the County, Amendment Agreement #29-395-10, effective October 1, 1992, to amend Standard Agreement #29-395-8, (as amended by Amendment Agreement #29-395-9) , effective October 1, 1992 through October 31, 1993, with the State Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS, to allocate additional funds for the County's AIDS Drug Program and to extend the term of the agreement through March 31, 1994. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this amendment will result in an additional allocation of $74,715 from the State for County's AIDS Drug Program, from $162,000, to a new total allocation of $236,715, for the period from October 1, 1992 through March 31, 1994. The allocation will be used to cover the cost of certain drugs for eligible low income persons with AIDS and/or AIDS related complexes, and may not be used to cover administrative costs associated with this program or for 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. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: On March 16, 1993, the Board approved Standard Agreement #29-395-8, (as amended by Amendment Agreement #29-395-9) with the State Office of AIDS, for the period from October 1, 1992 through October 31, 1993, to provide funding 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 the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or persons with AIDS and related complexes who meet certain criteria. Approval of this amendment provides additional funding for County's AIDS Drug Program, based upon actual'and projected drug expenditures by the Department, and extends the term of the agreement through March 31, 1994. Four sealed copies of the Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit for distribution to the State Department of Health Services. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: , RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME ATI N OF BOARD CO ITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED -.VZ- OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS .,i UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD Contact: Wendel Brunner, M.D. (313-6712) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED aS Auditor-Controller (Claims) I Batchelor, tk of the oard of State Office of Aidst�ntyAdmin'�stralG� M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY AMENDMENT TO STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR THE AIDS DRUG PROGRAM October 1, 1992 - March 31, 1994 Local Health Jurisdiction: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY The AIDS Drug Program Standard Agreement is hereby amended pursuant to Article III, No. 8 and No. 11 to augment the Local Health Jurisdiction's maximum allocation and to extend the term of this Agreement. Therefore, Article I, No. 3 and No. 4 are amended as follows: 3. The term of this Agreement is for the period October 1. 1992 through March 31, 1994. 4. The maximum allocation to the Local Health Jurisdiction for the term of this agreement shall not exceed $236.715. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto. State of California Local Health Jurisdiction Signature Signature Title Chief, Early Intervention Section Title Date Date