Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2008FY0001

Homebound Diabetics Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dulce Cuetara, R.N.

Organization:

First Quality Home Care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Homebound Diabetics Services

Date Submitted:

02/08/2001 3:13:48 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Marco Rubio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

will save the State of Florida between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000 if funded at the requested level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

First Quality Home Care, Inc.

Contact:

Dulce Cuetara, R.N.

 

5040 NW Seventh Street, Suite 590

Contact Phone:

(305) 569-6448

 

 

Miami 33126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project will allow disabled diabetics to receive their insulin at their home rather then having to go to a doctor or being placed in a nursing home for the sole purpose of having their insulin administered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

According to the Agency for Health Care Administration the State has spent between $4,000,000 and $8,000,000 per year, over the last six years, in maintaining disabled diabetics in nursing homes.  This project is in its second stage of development as it grows to serve homebound diabetics statewide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

215

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Special Categories Home Health Services

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$550,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000

Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Medicaid and Nursing Home Statistics from the State of Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No