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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1261 |
| Primary Health Care |
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| Requester: |
Broward County Board of County Commissioners |
Organization: |
Broward County Health Departmentq |
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| Project Title: |
Primary Health Care |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2004 12:12:05 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Low income healthcare issues. |
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| Recipient: |
Broward County Health Department |
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Contact: |
Paul Jaquith |
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2421-A SW 6th Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 357-5444 |
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Fort Lauderdale 33315 |
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Contact email: |
pjacquith@broward.org |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This project provides low cost healthcare on a sliding scale fee basis to people in Broward County. Currently, the services are being provided through the North and South Broward Hospital Districts with clinical facilities geographically located throughout the County.
Currently, the state primary care funding for Broward County is $0.59 per capita as compared to the State per capita funding of $1.35. Since the inception of the program in 1984, Broward County has not received an equitable share of funds per capita. At that time, the state funding for Broward County was $1,419,950 which has since decreased to the present funding of $1,006,152. An additional recurring allocation of $1,301,157 would bring total state funding for primary care services in Broward County to $2,307,309. This level of funding would make Broward County per capital allocations equitable to the rest of the state.
Chapter 154.01(c) of the Florida Statute indicates that "Primary Care Services...shall be supported by available federal, state, and local funds and shall include services mandated on a state or federal level." Due to the fact that demand for services has increased, and there are indications that recent federal legislative changes and economic changes will continue to lead to even greater demands for services, the request is being made for additional state funding of $1,301,157. This funding will help alleviate the current financial burden placed on local resources.
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Better health services for indigent Broward County residents. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,301,157 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$11,630,207 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$10,329,050 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$1,006,152 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,301,157 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Increased numbers of primary health care encounters as primary care clinics. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Broward County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/02/2003 |
