Section 120830 Of Chapter 2. California Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (aids) Program (cap) From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 105. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Pilot projects to demonstrate the cost effectiveness of
home health, attendant, or hospice care shall be initiated through a
block grant program, as described in this section.
(b) The state director shall designate the contractors and the
amounts that contractors will receive for the block grant direct
service demonstration projects.
(c) An amount of not more than 10 percent of the grant may be
retained by contractors for administrative overhead. Contractors
accepting block grant funds shall compile comparative cost data
reports for transmission to the department and the Legislature.
Reports shall be made semiannually until the conclusion of the
project.
(d) Contractors receiving direct service block grants shall:
(1) Encourage broad-based community involvement and support for
AIDS programs and involve charitable, other nonprofit, and other
agencies as well as health care professionals as providers of
essential services.
(2) Ensure the proposed services are not duplicated in the
community and are based on the needs of people with AIDS or
AIDS-related conditions, at-risk communities, their families, or
others affected by AIDS.
(3) Make maximum use of other federal, state, and local funds and
programs.
(4) Provide services that are culturally and linguistically
appropriate to the population served.
(e) Counties with existing programs of demonstrated effectiveness
in AIDS education or services shall receive equal consideration with
other applicants and shall not be penalized when awarding funds
pursuant to this chapter with respect to the proposed expansion of
their programs.
(f) Contractors shall develop a comprehensive service system
including, but not limited to, the following essential services, that
can be provided either directly by the contractors or indirectly
through a referral network arranged by the contractor:
(1) Provision for hospice, skilled nursing facility, home health
care, and homemaker chore services.
(2) Individual consultation and health planning and assessment.
(3) Information for people with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions
regarding death and dying.
(4) Evaluation and referral services for medical care.
(5) Referral services for mental health services, as appropriate.
(6) Assistance in applying for financial aid or social services
that are available and for which clients qualify.
The system of essential services developed by a contractor shall
offer maximum opportunity for involvement of family, friends, and
domestic partners and of nonprofit and charitable organizations in
preventing the severe, adverse health and social consequences that
result from being diagnosed with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions.
(g) The direct service program for provision of essential services
shall ensure both of the following:
(1) An ongoing quality assurance program.
(2) Confidentiality assurances and methods for developing
interagency confidentiality agreements.