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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS /
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Jnr Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrato Costa
DATE: may 4, 1990 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Agreement #29-395 for AIDS Drug Program with the
State Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the County Health Officer to execute on behalf
of the County, Standard Agreement #29-395 with the State Department of
Health Services, Office of AIDS, effective January 1, 1990 through June
30, 1990, allocating funds for the County's AIDS drug program.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation from the State,
not exceed $41, 085. This 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, nor for patient monitoring, laboratory
testing, or other medical services for persons receiving any of the
drugs. The County may make provisions for copayment by patients
commensurate with the patient's ability to pay.
III. . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
The State Office of AIDS is allocating to the County, by means of a
Standard Agreement for the AIDS Drug Program, funding to cover the cost
of any drug which has 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 elibible low income persons
who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or
persons with AIDS and related complexes who meet .certain criteria.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM N ATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON MAY Z 4 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) 2 ATTESTED MAY 2 2 1990
Auditor-Controller (Claims) Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
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