[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 97 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 28263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12047]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Part C Early Intervention Services Grant Under the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS .
ACTION: Notice of Non-competitive Award of Part C Funds for the Rural
Health Group.
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SUMMARY: HRSA will be awarding non-competitively Part C funds to
support comprehensive primary care services for persons living with
HIV/AIDS, including primary medical care, laboratory testing, oral
health care, outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment,
specialty and subspecialty care, referrals for health and support
services and adherence monitoring/education services to the Rural
Health Group in order to ensure continuity of critical HIV medical care
and treatment services, and to avoid a disruption of HIV clinical care
to clients in Henderson, North Carolina, and the surrounding counties.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Grantee of record: Maria Parham Medical Center, Henderson, North
Carolina.
Intended recipient of the award: Rural Health Group, Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina.
Amount of the award: $426,562 to ensure ongoing clinical services
to the target population.
Authority: Section 2651 of the Public Health Service Act, 42
U.S.C. 300ff-51.
CFDA Number: 93.918.
Project period: April 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011. The period of
support for this award is from April 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.
Justification for the Exception to Competition
Critical funding for HIV medical care and treatment services to
clients in northern North Carolina will be continued through a non-
competitive award to the Rural Health Group, because it has the fiscal
and administrative infrastructure to administer the Part C Grant. This
is a temporary replacement award, as the previous grant recipient
serving this population notified HRSA that it could not continue
providing services after March 31, 2010. HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau
identified the Rural Health Group as the best qualified entity for this
temporary grant, because it is a community health center funded by
section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. As of January 1, 2010,
the Maria Parham Medical Center has contracted with the Rural Health
Group to provide services temporarily, and the program staff has been
transferred to the Rural Health Group. The Rural Health Group can
ensure comprehensive services are provided including primary medical
care including antiretroviral therapies; prevention education and
medication adherence teaching; referrals for mental health, substance
abuse and dental services; and on-site medical HIV case management
services. The additional funding provided would enhance retaining the
targeted population in care. The Rural Health Group is able to provide
critical services with the least amount of disruption to the service
population while the service area is re-competed.
This supplement will cover the time period from April 1, 2010,
through June 30, 2011. This service area will be included in the
upcoming competition for the Part C HIV Early Intervention Services for
project periods starting July, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Treat, by e-mail
[email protected], or by phone at 301-443-7602.
Dated: May 12, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-12047 Filed 5-19-10; 8:45 am]
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