Section 114 Health Safety Net Trust Fund Transfer to Department of Public Health for HIV Drug Assistance Program 1

(a) 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.
(b) 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 said section 66 of said chapter 118E, for services rendered to Health Safety Net patients participating in HDAP and any reasonable administrative costs associated with paying for services to such patients. The secretary of health and human services shall take into consideration supplemental rebates received by the commonwealth from drug manufacturers for drugs provided through HDAP.
(c) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of public health shall use any funds transferred or expended for HDAP from the 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.