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A treatment effort for people who are not responding to, or cannot tolerate the preferred, recommended treatments for a particular condition. In the context of HIV infection, drug treatments that are used or studied in individuals who have failed one or more HIV drug regimens. In this case, failed refers to the inability to achieve or sustain low viral load levels.
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Service Organization (ASO), Antiretroviral, Co-morbidity, Community-based Organization (CBO), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), High-Risk Insurance Pool, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), Multiply Diagnosed, Opportunistic Infection (OI) or Opportunistic Condition, prophylaxis, Salvage Therapy
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A program administered by the HRSA's Bureau of Primary Care, Office of Pharmacy Affairs established by Section 340B of the Veteran's Health Care Act of 1992, which limits the cost of drugs to Federal purchasers and to certain grantees of Federal agencies.
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Chief Elected Official (CEO), Grantee, Health Insurance Continuity Program (HICP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA), Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), Lead Agency, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Public Health Service (PHS), Section 340B Drug Discount Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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The development of detectable antibodies to HIV in the blood as a result of infection. It normally takes several weeks to several months for antibodies to the virus to develop after HIV transmission. When antibodies to HIV appear in the blood, a person will test positive in the standard ELISA test for HIV.
- Browse Related Terms: Cultural Competence, Exposure Category, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), Risk Factor or Risk Behavior, Seroconversion, Seroprevalence, Transmission Category, Viral Load, Western Blot
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The number of persons in a defined population who test HIV-positive based on HIV testing of blood specimens. (Seroprevalence is often presented either as a percent of the total specimens tested or as a rate per 100,000 persons tested.)
- Browse Related Terms: Cultural Competence, Exposure Category, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), Risk Factor or Risk Behavior, Seroconversion, Seroprevalence, Transmission Category, Viral Load, Western Blot
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All the service needs of all PLWH except for the need for primary health care for individuals who know their status but are not in care. Service gaps include additional need for primary health care for those already receiving primary medical care ("in care").
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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A written statement of need for the entire State developed through a process designed to collaboratively identify significant HIV issues and maximize Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program coordination. The SCSN process is convened by the Part B grantee, with equal responsibility and input by all programs.
- Browse Related Terms: Community Forum or Public Meeting, Comprehensive Planning, Continuous Quality Improvement, Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI), Needs Assessment, quality assurance (QA), Quality Improvement (QI), Request for Proposals (RFP), Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need (SCSN)
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Federal agency within HHS that administers programs in substance abuse and mental health.
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Chief Elected Official (CEO), Grantee, Health Insurance Continuity Program (HICP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA), Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), Lead Agency, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Public Health Service (PHS), Section 340B Drug Discount Program, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Grantee expenditures are limited to core medical services, support services, and administrative expenses. See Core Services and Support Services, which are also listed in the Ryan White legislation as follows: Part A (2604(c), Part B (2612(b), and Part C (2651(c).cases).
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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An ongoing, systematic process of collecting, analyzing and using data on specific health conditions and diseases (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance system for AIDS cases).
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A report providing information on the number of reported cases of a disease such as AIDS, nationally and for specific sub-populations.
- Browse Related Terms: Data Terms, Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA), Financial Status Report (FSR - Form 269), representative, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services Report (RSR), Ryan White Program Data Report (RDR), Surveillance Report, Transitional Grant Area (TGA)