Section 79 Health Safety Net Trust Fund Transfer to Department of Public Health for HIV Drug Assistance Program 1
For the purposes of this section, "HDAP" shall mean the HIV Drug Assistance Program, established under the department of public health and funded in line item 4512-0106 of section 2 of chapter 9 of the acts of 2025.
Notwithstanding section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, in Health Safety Net fiscal year 2026, the comptroller, at the direction of the secretary of administration and finance, and in consultation with the secretary of health and human services, may transfer to the department of public health or expend an amount not more than the amount required from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, for services rendered to Health Safety Net patients participating in HDAP and any reasonable administrative costs associated with paying for services to such patients.
Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health shall use any funds transferred or expended for HDAP from said Health Safety Net Trust Fund in Health Safety Net fiscal year 2026 exclusively for services rendered to Health Safety Net patients participating in HDAP and any reasonable administrative costs associated with paying for services to such patients.
Summary
This section, together with its related section, allows the transfer of funding from the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to the Department of Public Health in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the administration of the HIV Drug Assistance Program for Health Safety Net patients in Health Safety Net Fiscal Year 2026.