Alabama Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part B Program

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part B Program (RWHAP) supports a comprehensive system of care that ensures ongoing access to high quality HIV care, treatment, and support services for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured people with HIV (PWH), and in limited circumstances, individuals affected by HIV.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) administers the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and funds Part B services provided throughout Alabama via AIDS Service Organizations and health care providers that offer a wide range of confidential and professional services to eligible individuals.

• Alabama Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B and AIDS Drug Assistance Program Eligibility Policy

There are four (4) requirements that individuals must meet to receive RWHAP Part B and/or ADAP services:

1. Have a HIV diagnosis.
2. Reside in Alabama.
3. Have a total gross income at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).
4. Have no health insurance or your insurance does not pay for the care you need.

Visit the following sections to learn more about RWHAP and ADAP

• Alabama AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
• Part B Service Standards 
• HIV Re-engagement Program (HREP)
• Clinical Quality Management Program (CQM)

Alabama AIDS Drug Assistance Program

The goal of the Alabama AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is to reduce morbidity/mortality among HIV infected persons by delaying the progression of HIV disease through prevention and treatment of HIV complications. Visit ADAP at the link below to learn more. For forms and applications, visit ADAP and Ryan White Part B Program Forms.

ADAP Advisory Working Group

• Agenda (May 14, 2025)
• Agenda (September 10, 2025)

Staff

• Barbara Roberts, ADAP Manager
• Mary Brown-Gillis, Eligibility Supervisor
• Deanna Ross, Eligibility Specialist
• Hazel Bellamy, Eligibility Specialist
• Joyce Calhoun-Perdue, Eligibility Specialist
• Keondra Johnson, Eligibility Specialist
• LaTena McClure, Eligibility Specialist
• Terri Brown-Ligon, Eligibility Specialist

ADAP Hotline: 1-800-228-0469

Tabitha Pettway-Smith, ADAP Data Analyst

Provider Locations

HIV and AIDS Health care services and support services are provided through our partner programs around the state. If you need primary HIV health care services or social support services contact one of the following locations.

Visit the following links for information on Ryan White Part B Program and Alabama AIDS Drug Assistance Program providers in Alabama.

• Ryan White Part B and ADAP Provider Locations 
• Titles II, III and IV --- AIDS Service Organizations, Community Based Organizations, and Clinic List 
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Find a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Medical Provider

Alabama Partners in Care (APiC) is a statewide coalition of 17 organizations working in partnership with the ADPH Office of Prevention and Care and United Way of Central Alabama. This coalition helps individuals living with HIV access essential healthcare, support services, and resources throughout the state. Visit APiC for a list of participating AIDS service organizations and health providers.

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Ryan White Part B Program Service Standards

• Universal Service Standard (January 2025)
• Early Intervention Services (January 2025)
• Emergency Financial Assistance (January 2025)
• Food Bank/Home Delivered Meals (January 2025)
• Health Education/Risk Reduction (January 2025)
• Health Insurance Premium and Cost-Sharing Assistance for Low-Income Individuals Services (January 2025)
• Housing Services (January 2025)
• Linguistic Services (January 2025)
• Medical Case Management Services (January 2025)
• Medical Nutrition Therapy (January 2025)
• Medical Transportation (January 2025)
• Mental Health Services (January 2025)
• Non-Medical Case Management Services (January 2025)
• Oral Health Care (January 2025)
• Outpatient Ambulatory Health Services (January 2025)
• Outreach Services (January 2025)
• Psychosocial Support Services (January 2025)
• Referral for Health Care and Supportive Services (January 2025)
• Substance Abuse Outpatient Care Services (January 2025)
• Other Professional Services (January 2025)

For forms and applications, visit ADAP and Ryan White Part B Program Forms.

Ryan White Part B Core Medical and Support Services Staff

Michael Burnett, Part B Manager
David White, RSR Coordinator
T'Kenyah Hunter, Service Standards Coordinator

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HIV Re-engagement Program 

The HIV Re-Engagement Program (HREP) is an initiative launched through ADPH's Office of HIV Prevention and Care, operating under a client-centered, client-driven approach.

The purpose of HREP is to enhance the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B Support Services through the provision of additional strategies to stem the transmission of HIV by identifying HIV positive individuals that are “not in care” and linking them to care through re-engagement activities.

For questions, inquires or other needs regarding this program, please contact:

HIV Re-Engagement Program (HREP) Manager
Kelly Fuller, LMSW, [email protected]

County Health Department HIV Re-Engagement Program (HREP) Supervisors

Click on the map at right for contact information for HREP staff.

Chad Knight, LMSW, HIV Re-Engagement Program (HREP) Supervisor
Northern District
Etowah (Gadsden) County Health Department
709 East Broad Street
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (256) 547-6311

Yolande Howard, LMSW, HIV Re-Engagement Program (HREP) Supervisor
West Central District
2350 Hargrove Road East
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35407
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (205) 562-6900

Kenyatta Woods, LMSW, HIV Re-Engagement Program (HREP) Supervisor
East Central District
Russell County Health Department
320 Main Street
Roanoke, AL 3274
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (334) 863-8981

Randi Moore, LMSW, HIV Re-Engagement Program (HREP) Supervisor
Southwestern District
Baldwin (Bay Minette) County Health Department
23280 Gilbert Drive
Robertsdale, Alabama 36567
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (251) 947-1910

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Clinical Quality Management Program

Clinic quality management programs (CQM), under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, involve activities to improve client health outcomes. These efforts focus on establishing standards and systems to measure and improve performance. Alabama’s CQM program aims to ensure all individuals with HIV who are eligible for services have access to high quality care.

The ADPH OHPC and our lead agency, the United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA), aims to meet the PCN #15-02 requirements and ADPH Performance Management/Quality Improvement Plan requirements as detailed in the plan linked below by defining the infrastructure, operations, annual goals, and quality improvement process. The CQM plan will be updated and developed periodically, at minimally annually, for the changes essential to implement the Ryan White Part B CQM program.

The CQM Plan is effective April 1, 2022, thru March 31, 2027.

• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B: State Quality Management Plan

For questions, inquires or other needs regarding this plan, please contact the State CQM Program Managers or CQM Coordinators:

Stefanie Warren
CQM Coordinator, RWHAP Part B
Phone: 256-533-8701
Email: [email protected]

Melissa Hammonds
CQM Acting Program Manager, RWHAP Part B
Phone: 334-206-9343
Email: [email protected]

For resources or to learn more about quality improvement projects, visit Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation or watch the ADPH video presentation PCN 15-02 Baseline Data.

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