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House Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #323 Increase in Optional State Supplementation (OSS) Program |
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Requester: |
Paul Williams |
Organization: |
FL Assisted Living Association |
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Project Title: |
Increase in Optional State Supplementation (OSS) Program |
Date Submitted: |
01/19/2000 2:17:39 PM |
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District Member: |
Sandra Murman |
Service Area: |
Statewide |
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Counties Affected: |
{Statewide} |
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Recipient: |
Department of Chidren & Families (Clients of OSS Program) |
Contact: |
Leslie Dughi |
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1317 Winewood Blvd. |
Contact Phone: |
(850) 425-2699 |
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Tallahassee 32399-0700 |
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Project Description: |
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Increase the payment to providers for the OSS program from $697 to $732 ($35). This is a statewide GR public assistance program which supplements the income of indigent elderly and disabled individuals who live in assisted living facilities or adult family care homes. This amount is given to the ALF or AFCH to provide receipients with room, board, and assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating. The projected number of recipients served is 11,000. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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This program serves a population of very low income elderly and mentally disabled individuals who are able to live in an ALF or AFCH rather than a more institutional and costly setting such as a nursing home or mental institution. In some cases, this program provides a residence to people who might otherwise be homeless. According to the Dept of Children and Families, the cost to the state of an OSS recipient residing in an ALF is $2,544 a year while the cost for the same person in a nursing home is $18,456 a year. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Increased level of care to residents. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$5,178,705 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$31,711,725 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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No |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1999-2000 |
Amount: |
$26,533,929 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
1998 OSS Workgroup Study (established by the Legislature). |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
No |
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