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The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act

The Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act (CARE) was first enacted in 1990 to provide emergency financial assistance to localities impacted heavily by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic. The CARE Act was divided into five major parts: Titles I, II, III, IV, and Part F. The federal government then made financial assistance managed by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) available to states, and other public and private nonprofit entities. Communities that reported disproportionately high numbers of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases were eligible for federal monies to provide a continuum of health care services for HIV/AIDS-impacted individuals. The CARE Act was revised in 2006 and re-named the “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act” with the major parts being renamed to Parts A, B, C, D, and Part F. For more information on the legislation refer to HRSA's website.The Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) is currently composed of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties. The Dallas EMA receives Ryan White Part A funds (HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief funds).

The Ryan White Planning Council of the Dallas Area


The Ryan White Treatment Modernization Act allows municipalities to form HIV Health Services Planning Councils (Ryan White Planning Council of the Dallas Area) to implement services to persons with HIV/AIDS. The make-up of these Councils include representatives from health and social service providers, AIDS service organizations, public health officials, and the affected community including HIV positive individuals. Members of the Ryan White Planning Council of the Dallas Area (RWPC) are appointed by the Dallas County Judge, Chief Elected Official and grantee for Ryan White Part A funds. Legislation charges the RWPC with the following responsibilities:

Develop a comprehensive plan for the organization and delivery of HIV-related health services.
Establish service priorities for the categorical allocation of Title I funds.

Assess the efficiency of the administrative mechanism in rapidly allocating funds.
Assess the effectiveness of services.
Participate in the development of the Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need (SCSN) initiated by the state public health agency responsible for administering grants.
Establish methods for obtaining input on community needs and priorities that may include public meetings, conducting focus groups, and convening ad-hoc panels.
The Council does not directly fund or contract with agencies to provide client services. The Administrative Lead Agent (Grants Management Division of the Dallas County Health & Human Services) is responsible for contracting with agencies according to the descriptions, priorities, & allocations determined by the Council in order to acquire services for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Dallas EMA. The Council evaluates how well the Administrative Lead Agent performs in contracting the provision of services.
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