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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 15, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

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

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/15/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Daniel Peddycord (925) 313-6712
cc:	J Pigg N Rios

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: September 15, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Standard Agreement #15-10475 (County #29-395-29) with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, to pay County an amount not to exceed $37,702, for the County's AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will result in an allocation of $37,702 from the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, for ADAP through June 30, 2017.

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, 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:

On April 26, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard Agreement #29-395-29 with the California Department of Public Health, 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, for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015.

Approval of Standard Agreement #29-395-29 will continue funding for the County's AIDS Drug Program, to cover cost associated with administration of ADAP enrollment screening and recertification process, through June 30, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County AIDS Drug Program will not be able to provide administration of ADAP enrollment screening and recertification process.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable.