| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2039 | |||||||||
| Epilepsy Drug Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Bonnie Skaggs | Organization: | Florida Epilepsy Service Providers Association | ||||||
| Project Title: | Epilepsy Drug Program | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 9:28:12 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Fasano | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This program provides needed epilepsy medications to indigent Floridians statewide. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | FDOH State Pharmacy | Contact: | Bonnie Skaggs | ||||||
| 2818 Mahan Drive | Contact Phone: | (727) 546-2856 | |||||||
| Tallahassee 32303 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To maintain current level of access to antiepileptic medications by low-income Florida residents with epilepsy. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Will save taxpayers the cost of frequent emergency room visits and will help epilepsy patients to acquire/maintain medical stability, possibly leading to employment. Untreated epilepsy can be life altering as well as life threatening. The average cost of the medication a single patient receives from the State Pharmacy is $1,4000 annually, compared to numerous ER visits per year, averaging $2,000 each. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $3,400,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $2,400,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Health, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Has been previously funded by the Florida Department of Health | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||