(a) To the extent that funds are available for these purposes, the director may establish and administer a program within the department’s Office of AIDS to subsidize certain costs of medications for the prevention of HIV infection and other related medical services, as authorized by this section, to persons who meet all of the following requirements:

1. (1) Are residents of California who are at least 18 years of age, or who may consent to medical care related to the prevention of a sexually transmitted disease consistent with Section 6926 of the Family Code.
2. (2) Are HIV negative.
3. (3) Meet the financial eligibility requirements identified in Section 120960. Unemancipated minors between 12 and 17 years of age shall be considered a family size of one for purposes of determining financial eligibility for this program.
4. (4) Have been prescribed, dispensed, or otherwise furnished medication listed on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) formulary as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 120955.

(c) To the extent that funding is made available for this purpose, the program may subsidize all of the following costs of medication for the prevention of HIV infection and related medical services for eligible individuals:

1. (1) For uninsured individuals, the costs for both of the following:

   1. (A) HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)-related and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)-related medical services for individuals who are enrolled, if eligible, in a drug manufacturer’s medication assistance program.
   2. (B) Medication for the prevention of HIV infection for individuals who are ineligible for a drug manufacturer’s medication assistance program.

2. (2) For insured individuals, the costs for all of the following:

   1. (A) Medication copays, coinsurance, and deductibles for the prevention of HIV infection after the individual’s insurance is applied and, if eligible, after the drug manufacturer’s medication assistance program’s contributions are applied. Use of the drug manufacturer’s medication assistance program is not required if it is not accepted by the health plan or pharmacy contracted with the health plan.
   2. (B) Medical copays, coinsurance, and deductibles for PrEP-related and PEP-related medical services.
   3. (C) Subsidizing premiums to purchase or maintain health insurance coverage for individuals using PrEP if the director makes a determination that it is feasible and would result in cost savings to the state.

(f) If the director makes a formal determination that, in any fiscal year, funds appropriated for the program will be insufficient to provide medications for the prevention of HIV infection or related medical costs to existing eligible persons for the fiscal year and that a suspension of the implementation of the program is necessary, the director may suspend either of the following:

1. (1) The program.
2. (2) The eligibility determinations and enrollment in the program for the period of time necessary to meet the needs of existing eligible persons in the program.

(i) All types of information, whether written or oral, concerning a client, made or maintained in connection with the administration of this program, shall be confidential, and shall not be used or disclosed except for any of the following:

1. (1) For purposes directly connected with the administration of the program.
2. (2) If disclosure is otherwise authorized by law.
3. (3) Pursuant to a written authorization by the person who is the subject of the record or, if the person is 18 years of age or older, by the person’s guardian or conservator.