Ryan White HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursements (93.924)
Program
93.924 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursements
Federal Agency
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Authorization
Public Health Service Act, Title XXVI, Part F, as amended, Public Law 106-345, Ryan White Care Act Amendments of 2000.
Program Number
93.924
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To compensate dental schools,postdoctoral dental education programs, and dental hygiene education programs for unreimbursed costs they have incurred in providing oral health services to patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Reimbursement will be made for documenting the number of patients with HIV/AIDS treated and uncompensated costs incurred providing oral health services to them.
Types of Assistance
Direct Payments for Specified Use.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Funds are restricted to dental schools, postdoctoral dental education programs, and dental hygiene education programs which submit an application documenting unreimbursed costs of oral health care provided to patients with HIV/AIDS.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Public or private nonprofit schools of dentistry and dental hygiene, and accredited post-graduate dental training programs, located in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa or the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Any public or private nonprofit school of dentistry or accredited post-graduate dental institution.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants will be required, in the event of audit, to document numbers of patients with HIV/AIDS reported and uncompensated costs incurred providing oral health services to such patients.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
No preapplication is required. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Consultation and technical assistance of an application are available from the administering agency. Application materials may be obtained from the Division of Community Based Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 7A-30, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Applications should be submitted in accordance with instructions in the application material.
Award Procedure
Funds will be allocated to eligible applicants based upon level of uncompensated care provided.
Deadlines
Contact Headquarters Office listed below for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
None.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Funds are awarded taking into consideration the unreimbursed oral health care costs for patients with HIV/AIDS incurred by each institution, as compared with unreimbursed oral health care costs for patients with HIV/AIDS incurred by all eligible applicants, and the amount of funds available to award.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Reimbursement of uncompensated costs incurred in the prior year.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
None.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Records supporting application data (summary costs and number of patients) must be kept available for 3 years after submission of application. If questions remain, such as those raised by an audit, records must be retained until the matter is resolved.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2002, 66 awards were made. It is estimated that 80 awards will be made in fiscal years 2003 and 2004.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Direct Payments) FY 02 $9,916,356 and FY 03 est $9,702,200; and FY 04 est $9,916,356.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$1,639 to $1,033,179; $1,033,179.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Guidelines and program information will be listed in application materials.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Not applicable.
Headquarters Office
Program Contact: Dr. Barry Waterman, Division of Community Based Programs, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, Room 7A-30, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-1434.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Funds were awarded to eligible dental schools and post-doctoral dental education programs for reimbursement of uncompensated costs of oral health care and the number of HIV positive patients treated during the prior year.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Those dental schools, postdoctoral dental education programs and dental hygeine education programs, that submit applications documenting unreimbursed costs of oral health care provided to patients with HIV/AIDS infected patients and show evidence of efforts to establish working relations with HIV care consortia and planning councils, AIDS Education and Training Centers, Title I, Title II, III, IV, Community-Based Dental Partnership, and Special Projects of National Significance programs authorized under Public Law 104-146.
