What is included in Local AIDS Pharmaceutical Assistance?
Local AIDS Pharmaceutical Assistance (not ADAP) programs are local pharmacy assistance programs implemented by Part A, B, or C. The Part B grantee consortium or Part A planning council contracts with one or more organizations to provide HIV/AIDS medications to clients. These organizations may or may not provide other services (e.g., primary care, case management) to the clients that they serve through a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program contract with their grantee or other funding sources. Programs are considered a local APA if they provide HIV/AIDS medications to clients and meet all of the criteria listed below: • Have a client enrollment process; • Have uniform benefits for all enrolled clients; • Have a record system for distributed medications; and • Have a drug distribution system. Programs are not local APAs if they dispense medications in one of the following situations: • Medications are dispensed to a client as a result or as a component of a primary medical visit; • Medications ar
