Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1557 Increased Funding for Child Protection Teams
Requester:	Diane Parker, M.S.		Organization:		Child Crisis Center, Inc.
Project Title:	Increased Funding for Child Protection Teams		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 2:39:46 PM
District Member:	Anna Cowin		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Child Protection Teams		Contact:		Jay Whitworth, M.D.
	1701 SW 16th Avenue		Contact Phone:		(904) 549-4670
	Gainesville 32608
Project Description:
The Department of Health's Child Protection Teams have provided multidisciplinary assessments of alleged child abuse victims for 20 years. In 1999, the Kayla McKean Child Protection Act was enacted to further protect children from abuse and neglect. The act significantly increased the number of services provided by the Child Protection Teams. Because of the requirements of the child protection act, medical exams increased four-fold. Along with the increased medical exams, other services such as photography, transcription, and overall administrative costs increased as well. Funding is needed to hire additional personnel to comply with the Kayla McKean Child Protection Act.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The Child Protection Teams provide expert medical services to the children of the state whom are alleged to have been abused or neglected. The network of Child Protection Temas include coverage of all 67 counties such that any child in the state is eligible for CPT services. By increasing the funding to the Child Protection Teams, the children of the state will continue to have the reliable, professional service that CPT's have provided to children.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Child Protection Teams will hire additional personnel to provide more services to abused and neglected children.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$12,000,000
Total cost of the project:		$12,000,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						No
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$2,200,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$11,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						No
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Dramatic increase in services rendered with inception of Kayla McKean Act.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No