Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 28.11.1997

HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that fiscal year 1997 funds have been awarded to the 49 eligible metropolitan areas (EMAs) that have been the most severely affected by the HIV epidemic. Although these funds have already been awarded to the EMAs, HRSA is publishing this notice to inform the general public of the existence of the funds. In addition, HRSA determined that it would be useful for the general public to be aware of the structure of the HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program and the statutory requirements governing the use of the funds. The purposes of these funds are to deliver or enhance HIV-related (1) outpatient and ambulatory health and support services, including case management, substance abuse treatment and mental health treatment, and comprehensive treatment services, which include treatment education and prophylactic treatment for opportunistic infections, for individuals and families with HIV disease; and (2) inpatient case management services that prevent unnecessary hospitalization or that expedite discharge, as medically appropriate, from inpatient facilities. The HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program is authorized by Title I of the