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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator .f=-, �;. Contra
Costa
DATE., December 19, 1996. County
SUBJECT: Approve Agreement #29-395-14 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, or his designee (Wendel
Brunner, M.D. ) , to execute on behalf of the County, Agreement #29-395-14 with
the State Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS, for the period from
July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997, in the amount of $486,652, for the County's
AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation of $486,652 from the
State for County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) , for the period from
July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997.
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.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On January 9, '1995, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-
395-13 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 HIV and/or persons with
AIDS and related complexes who meet certain criteria.
Approval of this Agreement #29-395-14 provides funding for County's AIDS Drug
Program, based upon actual and projected drug expenditures -by the Department,
through June 30, 1997.
Four certified and 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 RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED Z 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, M.D. (313-6712) c79
CC: State Dept of Health Services ATTESTED a^��� 1 ) J
Health Services Dept (Contracts) Phil Batchelo , Clerk of the Board of
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