214.640 HIV and AIDS Planning and Advisory Council -- Membership --
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Functions.
(1)The Cabinet for Health and Family Services may create, to the extent permitted by
available staffing and funding, an HIV and AIDS Planning and Advisory Council to
consist of no more than thirty
(30)members, for the purpose of advising the cabinet
on the formulation of HIV and AIDS policy. Membership on the committee shall be
drawn from the following:
(a)The commissioner of the Department for Public Health;
(b)The commissioner of the Department for Medicaid Services;
(c)Representatives of other state agencies or boards that provide services to
clients of HIV or AIDS services or that provide education to professionals
who come into contact with HIV or AIDS clients, as designated by the
Governor;
(d)Physicians representing different geographic regions of the state;
(e)HIV or AIDS clients; and
(f)Representatives of community-based organizations from different geographic
regions of the state.
To the extent possible, membership of the council shall reflect the epidemiology of
the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
(2)The members designated under subsection (1)(a) to
(c)of this section shall serve for
the duration of service in their offices, subject to removal for cause by the
Governor. These members shall not be paid for attending council meetings but may
receive reimbursement of expenses.
(3)The members serving under subsection (1)(d) to
(f)of this section shall be
appointed by the cabinet from lists submitted by the appropriate licensing entities of
the profession involved, by the cabinet, and by community-based organizations.
These members shall serve for a term of four
(4)years and may be reappointed, but
the members shall not serve for more than two
(2)consecutive terms.
(4)The chair of the council shall be elected from the membership serving under
subsection (1)(d) to
(f)of this section.
(5)The functions of the council shall include but shall not be limited to:
(a)Reporting its findings to the cabinet and monitoring the responsiveness of the
cabinet to insure that the council's recommendations are being followed;
(b)Exploring the feasibility, design, cost, and necessary funding for centers of
excellence to deliver comprehensive, coordinated medical and related care to
all people with HIV or AIDS in the Commonwealth based on national clinical
guidelines and practice standards. Coordinated medical care shall include but
not be limited to access to:
1. AIDS primary care;
2. Drug therapy;
3. Specialists' care, including psychiatric and other mental health
providers;
4. Case management services;
5. Dental care;
6. Chemical dependency treatment; and
7. Basic needs, including but not limited to housing and food;
(c)Assessing resources and gaps in services provided for persons with HIV or
AIDS;
(d)Subdividing into necessary subcommittees. One
(1)subcommittee may be
formed that will consist solely of persons living with HIV or AIDS. This
subcommittee shall make those recommendations as it deems necessary to the
council, including recommendations on effective peer-based prevention
programs; and
(e)Reporting its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and the
Interim Joint Committee on Health Services by September 1, 2001, and by
September 1 of each year thereafter.