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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: William Walker, MD, Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: December 28, 1995 County
SUBJECT: Approve Agreement #29-395-13 with the State Department of Health Services
for County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, ,to execute on behalf of the
County, Agreement #29-395-13 with the State Department of Health Services, Office
AIDS, for the period from October 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996, in the amount
of $170,979, for the County's AIDS' Drug Assistance Program.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation of $170,979 from the State
for County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) , for the period from October 1,
1995 through June 30, 1996.
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 allows the Department
to invoice the State for ADAP operating costs not to exceed 10% of the total costs
of drugs plus dispensing fees. 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.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On December 6, 1994, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-395-
12 with the State 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 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 Agreement #29-395-13 provides funding for County's AIDS Drug
Program, based upon actual and projected drug expenditures by the Department,
through June 30, 1996.
Four• certified and sea3led copies of the =Board`_Cr:der 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 RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Wendel Brunner, MD (313-6712)
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management Phil Ba ,helot,Clerk of he Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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