Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #233FY0001 In Home Service for Disabled Adults/Home & Community Based Services Waiver
Requester:		Michael Bernstein			Organization:		FL Advocates for Community Care for Disabled Adults
Project Title:		In Home Service for Disabled Adults/Home & Community Based Services Waiver			Date Submitted:		01/25/2001 6:35:03 PM
Sponsors:		Heather Fiorentino, Sandra Murman
Statewide Interest:		Provide care in the least restrictive settings for persons with severe disabilities and Elders.
Recipient:		Department of Children & Families, Adult Services			Contact:		Nancy Fulton
		1317 Winewood Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(850) 488-8922
		Tallahassee 32301
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Government Entity
Project Description:
Increase general revenue (via Tobacco settlement rust fund) to draw down additional federal Medicaid waiver funding to reduce the statewide waiting list of 1,657 seriously disabled adults (as of 10/00) age 18-59 who require a few hours a week of in-home care in order to avoid out of home placement. Typical services include cooking, shopping, cleaning, personal care and case management, at a monthly per person cost of $458. Medicaid waiver clients are nursing home eligible. This program mirrors the Home and Community Based Services Waiver of the Community Care for the Elderly program but serves adults age 18-59.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
99% served will remain at home and not be placed in institutional care.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$4,137,750
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
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Amount to be reduced:			$
Fund Source:
Total cost of the project:			$9,195,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Federal
	Total Cash Amount:		$5,057,250
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000-2001		Amount:		$6,859,160
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$4,137,750
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Statewide waiting list of over 1,600; multiple year LBR requests from Dept. of Children & Families
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No