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House Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #328 Increase in Personal Needs Allowance for Optional State Supplementation (OSS) Program Clients |
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Requester: |
Paul Williams |
Organization: |
FL Assisted Living Association |
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Project Title: |
Increase in Personal Needs Allowance for Optional State Supplementation (OSS) Program Clients |
Date Submitted: |
01/19/2000 2:17:57 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 Children & 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 $43 personal needs allowance to $54 given each month to recipients of the OSS program residing in ALFs or AFCHs. This amount is intended to cover items of personal needs, not provided by the facility such as personal hygiene items, clothing, haircuts, dental care services, medication and medical supplies not covered by Medicaid and simple non-essential items such as magazines, writing paper, or books. This allowance has not been increased since 1988 and equals $1.43 a day. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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This is a quality of life issue for the very indigent elderly and mental disabled. The ability of an OSS recipient to buy a book or go to a movie increases the person?s self-respect and fosters independence. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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Increased level of care for residents. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,575,420 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$1,889,876 |
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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: |
$314,456 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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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 Workroup Study Program (created 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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