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COUNCIL OFFICERS City
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Definitions and Acronyms AAR (Annual Administrative Report): The primary national data collection system for Title I and Title II of the CARE Act; a provider-based report generating client, provider and service data for each State and EMA. ACTG (AIDS Clinical Trials Group): A network of medical centers around the country in which federally-funded clinical trials are conducted to test the safety and efficiency of experimental treatments for AIDS and HIV infection; studies funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Administrative or Fiscal Agent: Organization, agent or other entity (e.g., public health department, community-based organization) which functions in political jurisdictions within Title I EMAs to assist the grantee in carrying out administrative activities (i.e., disbursing program funds, developing reimbursement and accounting systems, developing Requests for Proposals [RFPs], monitoring contracts, etc.). Not all grantees use a separate administrative or fiscal agent. AETC (AIDS Education and Training Center): Regional centers providing education and training for primary care professionals and other AlDS-related personnel; authorized under Part F of the CARE Act. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome): Disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. ASO (AIDS service organization): An organization that provides medical or support services primarily or exclusively to populations infected with and affected by HIV disease. BHRD (Bureau of Health Resources Development): The bureau within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that is responsible for administering the CARE Act's Title I, Title II and SPNS programs, among others. CARE Act (Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act): The Federal legislation created to address the health care and service needs of people living with HIV disease and their families in the United States; enacted in 1990 and reauthorized in 1996. CBO (Community-based organization): An organization which provides services to locally defined populations, which may or may not include populations infected with or affected by HIV disease. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): The Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that administers HIV/AIDS prevention programs, including the HIV Prevention Community Planning process, among other programs; responsible for monitoring and reporting of infectious diseases; administers AIDS surveillance grants and publishes epidemiological reports such as the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report. CEO (Chief Elected Official): The official recipient of Title I CARE Act funds within the EMA, usually the mayor or chair of the county board of supervisors. The CEO is ultimately responsible for administering all aspects of the CARE Act in the EMA and ensuring that all legal requirements are met. In EMAs with more than one political jurisdiction, the recipient of Title I CARE Act funds is the CEO of the city or urban county that administers the public health agency that provides outpatient and ambulatory services to the greatest number of people with AIDS in the EMA. |
