KRS 214.640: HIV and AIDS Planning and Advisory Council -- Membership --

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, me mbership 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 t he 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 ps ychiatric 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, includ ing 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.