DEPARTMENT
Department for HIV Elimination
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of a Resolution appointing the GY2023-GY2024 Metropolitan Atlanta HIV Health Services Planning Council members by Chairman Robb Pitts in his role as the Chief Elected Official for purposes of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 and Section 2602(b)(1) of the PHS Act.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Scope of Work: Recommend approval of a resolution (attached) appointing the GY2023-GY2024 Metropolitan Atlanta HIV Health Services Planning Council members by Chairman Robb Pitts in his role as the Chief Elected Official for Purposes of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). RWHAP Part A funds go to local areas that have been hit hardest by the HIV epidemic known as Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs). RWHAP Part A funds go to the chief elected official (CEO) of the major city or county government in the EMA - in this case Fulton County and the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Section 2602(b)(1) of the PHS Act requires the CEO to "establish or designate an HIV health services planning council that shall reflect in its composition the demographics of the population of individuals with HIV/AIDS in the eligible area involved, with particular conside...
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