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Y�O BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �- Contra
FkOM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director -
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: November 4, 2008 r�dbun` County
SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Agreement#29-395-24 with the California Department of Public Health,
Office of AIDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health';Services Director, or his designee (Wendel Brunner, M.D.) to execute
on behalf of the County, Standard Agreement #29-395-24 with the California Department of Public
Health, Office of AIDS, to pay County an amount not to exceed $6,036, for the County's AIDS Drug
Assistance Program, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will 'result in an allocation of $6,036 from the California Department of
Public Health, Office of AIDS, for County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) for the period
from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
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.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On October 23, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-395-23 with the
State Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS (now known as California Department of Public
Health), 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
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: / E?
Gi'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATU S : �- •`Q
ACTION OF BOARD ON �U�YY��1R� D I o�t�Jp APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED A OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I 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 S�U1PERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Wendel Brunner,M.D. 31113-6712 ATTESTED ►y��QW1�q�l { ��f)�
DAVID TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Public Health Admin
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Board Order
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#29-395-24
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, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
Approval of Standard Agreement #29-395-24 will continue funding for the County's AIDS Drug
Program, to cover cost associated' with administration of the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
enrollment screening and recertification process, through June 30, 2009.
Four certified and sealed copies of the Board Order should be returned to the Contracts and Grants Unit
for distribution to the California Department of Public Health.
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