Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #417FY0102

Medical Foster Care Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Kariher Jules

Organization:

Public Health Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Medical Foster Care Services

Date Submitted:

1/11/2002 4:44:42 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Marco Rubio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Providing medical foster care services to children with chronic diseases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Jackson Health System

 

Contact:

Jules Kariher

 

 

1611 NW 12th Ave. WW117

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 585-6754

 

 

 

Miami 33136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A medical foster care program, which is a community-based treatment, an alternative to reducing institutional placements of children with chronic illnesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Provide services to 88 children in state custody

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$684,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Salaries and Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$684,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$686,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$1,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$602,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$684,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

The number of children in foster care who have documented medical problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

10/5/2001