About the Program
The Linking Eligibility Across the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts (LEAP)—Dissemination Assistance Provider project identifies and provides insight into best practices, facilitators, challenges, and barriers to streamlining Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) eligibility processes.
The project does this in order to:
- Improve the client experience with applying for and continuing RWHAP services
- Reduce administrative burden for RWHAP clients and recipients
- Increase the availability of tools that help streamline eligibility processes across all RWHAP Parts
This project supports RWHAP recipients and subrecipients to implement the changes and clarified guidance in Policy Clarification Notice (PCN) 21-02, Determining Client Eligibility and Ensuring Payor of Last Resort in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. This guidance replaced PCN 13-02, Clarifications on Ryan White Program Client Eligibility Determinations and Recertifications Requirements.
JSI’s previous work, Assessing Eligibility Determination Policies and Procedures for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services, helped inform the changes incorporated into PCN 21-02.
This new project represents an important opportunity to continue working with the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau to reduce administrative and client burdens. It also enhances continuity of care to ensure that clients have access to medical and support services in order to achieve viral suppression.
Tell Us Your Eligibility Story
Has your RWHAP jurisdiction successfully streamlined their eligibility processes? Have you run into challenges around eligibility? If you have experiences that would be helpful for other RWHAP recipients to learn about, we want to hear from you. Please reach out to rwhapeligibility@jsi.org.
Resources
- Eligibility Data Sources One-Pager
- Breaking Down Eligibility: Income Thresholds
- Breaking Down Eligibility: Timely Eligibility Confirmation
Contacts
Mira Levinson
Co-Principal Investigator
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
mira.levinson@jsi.org
Julie Hook
Co-Principal Investigator
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
julie.hook@jsi.org
Jared Brumbeloe
Project Director
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
jared.brumbeloe@jsi.org
Kate Kennedy
Project Manager
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
kate.kennedy@jsi.org
Rachel McCloud
Dissemination Lead
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
rachel.mccloud@jsi.org
HRSA Contacts
Joanne Hsu
Public Health Analyst
jhsu@hrsa.gov
Funding
Funding Mechanism: Cooperative Agreement
Recipient Organization: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Grant number: U90HA53133
Project Period: 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2026
