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Services Program
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Care Coordinator Program |
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Purpose
The intent of the Kentucky HIV/AIDS Care Coordinator Program (KHCCP) is to facilitate the provision of quality care and services to HIV-infected individuals and their families in a timely, consistent manner of continued care. The program provides care coordinators in six regional sites through arrangements with two local health departments in the Cumberland Valley and Northern Kentucky regions and four non-profit agencies in the Barren River, Lexington, Louisville and Purchase regions to assess needs and provide services. These regional sites allow for statewide coverage and better local access to these services.
KHCCP also is an umbrella program for other client assistance programs such as the Kentucky Health Insurance Continuation Program, Outpatient Health Care and Support Services and state support service programs. KHCCP receives federal funds and is a service-funding source of last resort. Financial assistance is not guaranteed. Funding is limited and services may be terminated without cause. Services in each region may vary depending on funding. Continuation of all programs is contingent upon availability of state and federal funding.
Goals
- To optimize client self-care capabilities by supporting self-sufficiency.
- To identify and facilitate coordination between clients' informal support systems (family, friends, care giver, group sponsor, psychotherapist, etc.) and available formal support systems.
- To help clients locate and access system of referrals to medical care, housing, counseling, Medicaid, Social Security Disability, transportation and legal services.
- To minimize or eliminate duplication of services among formal and informal support systems.
- To provide clients with educational information regarding disease transmission and health maintenance, encourage good health habits and provide secondary prevention through continued case management.
- To identify and document patterns of service needs and advocate for effective policies and resource development.
- To ensure program funds are used efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of HIV/AIDS-infected people through coordinated funding streams and use of existing community resources and services.
Care Coordinator Regions and Contact Information (pdf, 207k)
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Financial Assistance Programs |
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Basic Eligibility Criteria for Financial Assistance Programs
- Household income - no more than 300 percent or of federal poverty level
- Household resources - case assets less than $10,000
- Residency - must be a resident of Kentucky
- Medical documentation - HIV positive status must be confirmed with appropriate documentation (for KADAP participation, medical documentation must also include CD4+ T cell count and viral load)
- Lack of other third-party payer - must be ineligible for assistance from other third-party payers for assistance requested
Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP)
This program helps eligible low-income Kentuckians purchase AIDS-related, FDA-approved medications. Participants receive formulary medications through mail-order service provided by the Kentucky Clinic Pharmacy in Lexington. For further information call 1-866-510-0005 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-866-510-0005 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Click here for the current KADAP formulary (pdf, 45k)
Kentucky Health Insurance Continuation Program (KHICP)
KHICP provides payment to continue health insurance coverage for eligible individuals at risk of losing employee health benefits or private-pay health insurance because of HIV-related disease.
Eligible for the Health Insurance Program participants must:
- Have a Medicare Part D or a prescription rider as part of a health insurance policy. Individual policies must cover HIV positive status. Family policies must cover at least two HIV positive family members
- Part B funds may be used, if cost effective, to pay premiums through an insurance continuation program if the participant can't afford the costs and meets state income eligibility criteria
Click here for a definition of terms for health insurance (pdf, 15k)
Kentucky Outpatient Health Care and Support Services Program
These programs provide a wide range of community-based medical and non-medical support services, including physical and mental health care, housing, nutrition and transportation services. Eligible priority services are identified during each funding period based on client and care coordinator input, needs assessments, resource inventories, client satisfaction surveys, funding limitations and other factors.
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