(a)  The department shall:

(1)  Additionally, use funds appropriated by Section 6 of Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 1985 for purposes of making reimbursements to counties pursuant to Section 120895, for preventive education for individuals who are seropositive as a result of antibody testing.

(2)  Issue contracts to evaluate the effectiveness of the AIDS information and education program conducted by the department.

(3)  Issue contracts for development and implementation of pilot programs of professional education and training for hospital, home health agency, and attendant care workers.

(4)  Issue contracts for the development and implementation of pilot programs to reduce the spread of AIDS through residential detoxification and outpatient detoxification and treatment services for intravenous drug users with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions.

(5)  Monitor state and federal AIDS-related budget and policy development, and coordinate budget items to ensure that funding for matters related to AIDS is adequate and complete within the department each fiscal year.

(6)  Develop and maintain an information clearinghouse within the department including periodic updates or releases to inform health professionals or community organizations providing services to people with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions of the status of current or new clinical drug trials. These updates shall be compiled through review of scientific journals and in conjunction with the UC AIDS Task Force and researchers conducting clinical drug trials in California.

(7)  Review, edit, and input summaries from scientific journals into the Computerized AIDS Information Network (CAIN), and do outreach about CAIN availability to health professionals.

(8)  Develop and conduct a needs assessment of the availability of supportive services for people with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions. The needs assessment shall be conducted in conjunction with the state’s AIDS education contractors and with any public or private agencies providing services to people with AIDS or AIDS-related conditions.

(9)  Promote information and education programs for the general public to correct misinformation about AIDS. This shall include, but need not be limited to, periodic press releases to the printed and broadcast media and public service announcements.

(10)  Establish, with the assistance of other state agencies as the department deems appropriate, centralized translation services to facilitate development of multilanguage, culturally relevant educational materials on HIV infection.

(11)  Include, to the extent feasible, in its HIV surveillance and reporting practices, a breakdown of the major Asian-Pacific Islander subgroup populations. This breakdown shall be reflected in the surveillance and morbidity statistics issued by the director pursuant to Section 120825.

(12)  Include, to the extent feasible with existing resources, in its HIV surveillance and reporting practices, information concerning newly identified clinical manifestations of HIV infection and available resources for health care practitioners to seek diagnostic and treatment information.

(b)  The director shall contract for a prospective two-year study to accomplish the following objectives:

(1)  Determine the medical costs of AIDS, comparing inpatient care, outpatient care, physician services, and community support services.

(2)  The study shall include cost factors in the review of inpatient costs that may not be apparent in the analysis of charges, such as private rooms and social work.

(c)  Notwithstanding Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, if the director determines that it is in the best interest of the state to enter into a contract for the purposes specified below without competitive bids, then the state director may, during the 1985–86 fiscal year, enter into a sole source contract for all of the following:

(1)  Educational program evaluation.

(2)  Education of hospital, home health agency, and attendant care workers.

(3)  Drug education and treatment programs.

(4)  The cost-of-care study.

(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 152. Effective October 12, 2001.)