HIV Laws: HIV Care Program For People Living With HIV

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• HIV Care Branch Webpage​
  
• ​​Statutory Authority for Care: HSC Sections 120973–120974 and HSC Section 131051
  
• Income Eligibility Requirements: HSC Section 120960​
  
• Federal Resources:
  
• Federal Ryan White CARE Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300ff)
• Federal AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. Ch. 131)
• Housing Opportunities for Person With AIDS (HOPWA) Regulations (24 CFR Part 574)
• HRSA Information on Ryan White Part B, Care
  
• HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Recipient Resources and Manuals
• SB 159 (2024) Health Budget Trailer Bill | Changes to ADAP and Care financial eligibility criteria per HSC Section 120960.
  
• SB 1333 (2024) Communicable Diseases: HIV Reporting​ | Fact Sheet: SB 1333 Expands Disclosure to Include Additional Reportable Diseases (PDF)​ | Regarding authorized disclosure of confidential HIV-related public health records, between public health agencies and to providers.
  
• SB 78 (2019) Health Budget Trailer Bill | Renames the CARE Services Program to the HIV Care Program. For the purposes of administering the HIV Care Program, requires application of the same financial eligibility requirements as those set forth for the ADAP (HSC Sections 120973, 120973.5, 120974).​