About the Ryan White Part A HIV/AIDS Program

The Baltimore Ryan White Part A Program works with Baltimore City and six surrounding counties (Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Carroll, Anne Arundel, and Queen Annes) to provide HIV-related services to more than 10,000 people each year. The program is for those who do not have sufficient health care coverage or financial resources for coping with HIV disease. Ryan White fills gaps in care not covered by insurance. Part A funds may be used to provide core medical and support services for people living with HIV disease. Baltimore EMA funds the following medical services:

Core medical services include:

  • Outpatient and ambulatory medical care
  • Oral health
  • Health insurance premium and cost-sharing assistance for low-income individuals
  • Medical nutrition therapy
  • Hospice services
  • Mental health services
  • Substance abuse outpatient care
  • Medical case management, including treatment adherence services.

Support services include:

  • Outreach
  • Medical transportation
  • Substance abuse residential
  • Legal
  • Housing
  • Psychosocial
  • Child care and
  • Foodbank services.

The Baltimore EMA Planning Council

The Planning Council sets the service priorities and allocates Part A funds based on the needs of people living with or affected by HIV, with a particular focus on individuals who know their HIV status but are not in care. The Planning Council membership reflects the local epidemic, 33% of members are consumers of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services.

Access the Planning Council’s website.

HIV Performance Measures

Unduplicated Client-Level Data Report

Clinical Quality Management Program

Each year the Ryan White Clinical Quality Management (CQM) program conducts chart reviews of Part A funded agencies according to the Greater Baltimore HIV Health Services Planning Council Standards of Care. The fiscal year (FY) 2013 review cycle assessed compliance to the standards of care in the following service categories: Primary Medical Care, Medical Case Management (including Treatment Adherence), Medical Nutrition Therapy, Food Bank (including Emergency Financial Assistance), and Legal. Chart abstraction findings for each category are found below.

The links below provide further information on the various Clinical Quality Management service categories and other related resources:  

Clinical Quality Management Resources:

Positively! HIV Self-Management Videos

Positively! videos use a combination of testimonials, conversations, narratives, and animation to provide key messages about HIV based on health literacy concepts. The videos are designed as a resource for people with HIV, or to start discussions between HIV providers and their clients. Viewers may follow printed text and can verify that they have mastered the content by answering a few self-check questions at the end of most segments. The videos include links to additional online information. For questions or comments, the Positively! Facebook page is www.facebook/PositivelyNQC, or e-mail us. 

Access the "Positively! "website.   

Positively! videos:

  • Newly HIV Positive speaks to the concerns of people who just learned they have HIV,
  • How People Get HIV explains how HIV passes from one person to another and how to stay safe, and reviews common HIV myths,
  • HIV in the Body shows what HIV does inside the body, and why there’s no cure,
  • How HIV Medicine Works explains that there’s hope and help from HIV medicine,
  • Managing HIV provides a program for living long and living strong with HIV, and
  • HIV and Real Life gives tips for facing life’s challenges.

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