The Use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B ADAP Funds to Purchase Health Insurance (PDF - 695KB)
September 19, 2007
TO: All Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grantees
Attached is the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) updated policy describing the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) funds to purchase health insurance. This policy was previously published as "Policy Notice 99-01." This updated policy reflects the technical changes in Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program) and establishes updated guidelines for the use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B ADAP funds for the purchase of health insurance. In essence, the previous policy has not undergone any substantive changes and is being re-issued to reflect the technical changes as a result of the newly reauthorized Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
Funds designated to carry out the provisions of Section 2616 of the Public Health Service Act may be used to purchase health insurance whose coverage includes HIV treatments and access to comprehensive primary care services, subject to specific conditions.
If you have any questions regarding the content of the HAB Policy Notice, please contact your project officer. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Deborah Parham Hopson, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant Surgeon General
Associate Administrator
Policy Notice 07-05: The Use of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Funds to Purchase Health Insurance
The following HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) policy is being issued to support individual States in the management of their HIV/AIDS programs and to ensure that ADAPs are the payers of last resort.
A. Funds designated to carry out the provisions of Section 2616 of the Public Health Service Act may be used to purchase health insurance whose coverage includes the full range of HIV treatments and access to comprehensive primary care services, subject to the conditions below:
B. Prior to the use of ADAP funds for the purchase of health insurance, States must provide the HIV/AIDS Bureau with the methodology used by the State to:
C. Nothing in the above policy may be interpreted or construed to change existing requirements, authorized by law or policy guidelines, regarding, but not limited to: client eligibility, statewide parity for client eligibility, and statewide parity for treatments available in the ADAP formulary.