Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1320 | |||||||||
| Medical Foster Care Services | |||||||||
| Requester: | Jules Kariher | Organization: | Jackson Health Systems | ||||||
| Project Title: | Medical Foster Care Services | Date Submitted | 1/13/2004 4:56:06 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Villalobos | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| providing medical foster care services to children | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Jackson Health Systems | Contact: | Jules Kariher | ||||||
| 1611 NW 12th Avenue, WW 117 | Contact Phone: | (305) 525-6754 | |||||||
| Miami 33136 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| A medical foster care program, which is community-based treatment, an alternative to reducing institutional placements of children with chronic illnesses. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Provision of services to 88 children in state custody. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $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 | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | In-kind Amount | $1,500 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $684,690 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $684,690 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | The overwhelming number of children in foster care who have 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 Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/13/2003 | ||||||||