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C.41

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	November 10, 2009

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Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #29-395-25 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/10/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Wendel Brunner, M.D. 313-6712
cc:	J Pigg B Borbon

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 10, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

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 #29-395-25 with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, to pay County an amount not to exceed $6,853, for the County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation of $6,853 from the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, for County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)

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, laborato¬ry 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:

On November 18, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-395-24 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 Administra¬tion 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, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

Approval of Standard Agreement #29-395-25 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, 2010.