Provision of Ryan White Part B Core ...

The coordination and delivery of HIV/AIDS care and support services is primarily accomplished through grant agreements with seven Regional Grantees (including the Philadelphia Department of Public Health), which provide a statewide service delivery network for persons with HIV or AIDS and their families, who have no other means to pay for services. The Care Section is responsible for the following:

Provision of Ryan White Part B Core Medical and Support services for eligible HIV + individuals ? The Department receives an annual grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the oversight of Core Services and Support services. Funding designated for Core services provided to individuals include outpatient health services, oral health care, health insurance assistance, home health care, home and community based health services, hospice services, medical case management, and substance abuse and mental health services. Support services provided are emergency financial assistance, food bank and home delivered meals, housing, legal, linguistic, medical transportation, outreach, psychosocial support, respite care and treatment adherence counseling.

CD4+ T-Cell and Viral Load Testing - Knowledge of the CD4+ T-cell count and viral load is critical to determining an HIV-positive individual's response to therapy and disease progression. Therefore, free and confidential CD4+ T-cell and viral load tests are offered to HIV-positive individuals who participate in the SPBP or who are eligible for Ryan White Part B funding, or have no other means to pay for the tests.

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program - The Department receives an annual grant from Housing and Urban Development to administer the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. Through HOPWA funding, six of the seven Regional Grantees provide rental assistance, short term mortgage payments and other housing-related services for people infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Corrections Discharge Case Management Planning - The Transitional Planning Initiative was formed between the Department and the Department of Corrections (DOC) and was implemented to assist HIV-positive inmates in transitioning to the community upon release from the state correctional setting. DOC staff members use Division funded networks to connect HIV-positive inmates with case managers to facilitate access to medical and supportive services in their home communities.

Quality Management ? In order to ensure services are consistent with guidelines for improvement in the access to and quality of HIV services, the Care Section has implemented a Quality Management Program.

Other Care Section Activities, accomplished by or in collaboration with contractors, such as the University of Pittsburgh, HIV Prevention and Care Project and the Pennsylvania State University:

? Comprehensive HIV Planning; ? Capacity-Building Activities; ? Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; ? Needs Assessment; and ? Critical Phase Intervention Project working with HIV testing sites to ensure the linkage of

newly identified HIV+ individuals into Care services. ? Phase Intervention Project working with HIV testing sites to ensure the linkage of newly

identified HIV+ individuals into Care services.

The Pa. Regional Providers:

The Northwest Region David Miller-Martini dmartini@clarion.edu Leah Magagnotti lmagagnotti@clarion.edu Holly Megnin hmegnin@clarion.edu The Northcentral Region Lou Ann Masden masden7930@ Natasha Gorham gorham7930@ The Northeast Region Jim Davis jdavis@ John Winslow JWinslow@

The Southwest Region Richard Smith smith@ Chris Garnett garnett@ Ashley Chung chung@

The Southcentral Region Shannon McElroy shannon.mcelroy@ Samantha Dock-Herbster Samantha.herbster@

The Southwest Region (AIDSNET) Victoria McKinzey-Gonzalez aidsntvm@

The Southwest Region-AIDS Activities Coordinating Office (AACO) (Philadelphia) Ricardo Colon Ricardo.Colon@ Coleman Terrell coleman.terrell@ Greg Seaney-Ariano Gregory.K.Seaney@

To contact a Medical Case Management provider in your region, please see from the list below:

The Northwest Region:

Clarion University/Northwest Alliance

The Clarion Office 15870 Route 322 Clarion, PA 16214 Phone: 814-297-8220

The Erie Office 1001 State Street, Suite 606 Erie, PA 16501 Phone: 814-454-3811

The Clarion University/Northwest Alliance provides the following services:

? Emergency Financial Assistance ? Health Insurance Premium and Cost Sharing Assistance ? Home and Community-based Health Services ? Housing Services ? Linguistic Services

? Medical Case Management ? Medical Transportation Services ? Mental Health Services ? Non-medical Case Management ? Oral Health Services ? Outpatient/Ambulatory Health Services

Patients/Clients wishing to access services, or who have questions about our services, are encouraged to call either our Clarion or Erie office and ask to speak to an available medical case manager.

You can also contact Ms. Holly Megnin, the agency's Supervisor of Medical Case Management by phone (814-297-8220) or email (hmegnin@clarion.edu)

The Northcentral Region:

AIDS Resource-Williamsport Office Kirsten Felix Burkhart - Executive Director 500 West Third St. Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: 570-322-8448 Email: kirstenfelix@

AIDS Resource-State College Office Kirsten Felix-Burkhart-Executive Director 129 S Sparks St. Suite 1 State College, PA 16801 Phone: 814-272-0818 Email: kirstenfelix@

AIDS Resource-Coudersport Office Kirsten Felix-Burkhart-Executive Director 109 N Main St. Coudersport, PA 16915 Phone: 570-322-8448 Email: kirstenfelix@

AIDS Resource-Williamsport Office Kirsten Felix Burkhart - Executive Director 500 West Third St. Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: 570-322-8448 Email: kirstenfelix@

Caring Communities for AIDS-Bloomsburg Office Christopher Kupchik - Executive Director 2201 5th St Hollow Rd, Suite 1 Bloomsburg PA 17815 Phone: 570-752-5655 Email: ckupchik@

Caring Communities for AIDS-Towanda Office Christopher Kupchik - Executive Director 1 Elizabeth St, Suite 8 Towanda PA 18848 Phone:570-250-1382 Email: ckupchik@

Northwest Pennsylvania Rural AIDS Alliance Taylor Winner-Medical Case Manager 7930 Nittany Valley Dr, Suite B Mill Hall PA 17751 Phone: 570-726-8456 ext. 113 Email: twinner@clarion.edu

The Northeast Region:

The Wright Center (Free/confidential HIV*/STD* tests available) 640 Madison Avenue Scranton, PA 18510 Phone: 570-961-5670

Wyoming Valley Aids Council (Free/confidential HIV*/STD* tests available) 330 Bowman Street, Unit #1 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Phone: 570-823-5808

Wyoming Valley Aids Council (Free/confidential HIV*/STD* tests available) 1710 East Broad Street Hazleton, PA 18201 Phone: 570-459-6030

Caring Communities (Free/confidential HIV*/HCV*/STD* tests are conducted at all offices) 67 Public Square, Suite 508 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Phone: 570-829-2700

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