California § 120966. 120966. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 497, Sec. 1.)

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§ 120966. — 120966. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 497, Sec. 1.)

California § 120966.

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Code HSCHealth and Safety Code - HSC

Div. 105.DIVISION 105. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Part 4.PART 4. HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)

Ch. 6.CHAPTER 6. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment

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(a)

(1)The program established under this chapter shall make available to any eligible person under this chapter any antiviral drug that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), prescribed by the beneficiary’s medical care provider, and approved by the AIDS Drug Assistance Program Medical Advisory Committee of the Office of AIDS if determined by the State Department of Health Services that the new antiviral drug would be used as an additional treatment option, and anticipated client utilization represents no significant additional cost to the program and does not require the removal of another antiviral drug from the formulary.

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(a)
(1)
The program established under this chapter shall make available to any eligible person under this chapter any antiviral drug that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), prescribed by the beneficiary’s medical care provider, and approved by the AIDS Drug Assistance Program Medical Advisory Committee of the Office of AIDS if determined by the State Department of Health Services that the new antiviral drug would be used as an additional treatment option, and anticipated client utilization represents no significant additional cost to the program and does not require the removal of another antiviral drug from the formulary.
(2)
Any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved antiviral drug that is determined by the State Department of Health Services to represent a significant additional cost to the program shall be made available if, after an analysis is conducted by the department, it determines that the program has an adequate budget to fund the addition of the new drug.
(3)
The department shall use all reasonable means to ensure that the determination required in paragraph (1) or the analysis required by paragraph (2) are performed as promptly as possible.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any antiviral drug that is approved pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) for addition to the formulary of drugs program established by this chapter shall be available to patients covered by the program established by this chapter within 30 days of the Office of AIDS being notified by the drug’s manufacturer of the FDA approval.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 497, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.

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