A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an AIDS treatment assistance program for low income individuals, and for other purposes.
Low Income Treatment Assistance Program Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make allotments to States, based on the number of cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in each State, for FY 1990 through 1992, to provide assistance in the provision of therapeutics determined to prolong life or prevent the serious deterioration of health arising from AIDS or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease in eligible individuals. Describes eligible individuals as those having AIDS or related conditions and low incomes.
Requires an initial report to the Congress and a follow-up efficacy report assessing the program established under this Act. Requires the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome to recommend program improvements for long-term solutions to providing care of AIDS patients.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 101-197.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 101-197.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 368.
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