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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Conference Report)

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ADAP Reporting Requirements (language only)

Item 284 #4c

Item 284 #4c

Health And Human Resources
Health, Department of

Language
Page 237, after line 49, insert:
"G.  The Commissioner of Health shall monitor patients who have been removed or diverted from the Virginia AIDS Drug Assistance Program due to budget considerations.  At a minimum the Commissioner shall monitor patients to determine if they have been successfully enrolled in a private Pharmacy Assistance Program or other program to receive appropriate anti-retroviral medications.  The Commissioner shall also monitor the program to assess whether a waiting list has developed for services provided through the ADAP program.  The Commissioner shall report findings to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees annually beginning October 1, 2011."


Explanation
(This language amendment requires the Commissioner of Health to report on the removal or diversion of individuals from the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and any waiting lists that may develop.)