Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #206 Increase in Optional State Supplementation (OSS) Program
Requester:	Leslie Dughi		Organization:		Florida Assisted Living Association
Project Title:	Increase in Optional State Supplementation (OSS) Program		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 1:56:46 PM
District Member:	Tom Rossin		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Clients of OSS Program		Contact:		Leslie Dughi
	Statewide		Contact Phone:		(850) 425-2699
	Statewide Statewide
Project Description:
Increase the payment to providers for the OSS program from $697 to $732. 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 to provide recipients with room, board, and assistance with activities for daily living such as bathing, dressing and eating. The projected number of recipients served is 11,000
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
This program serves a population of very low income elderly and mentally disabled who are able to live in an ALF or AFCH rather than the more institutional setting such as a nursing home or mental institution. In some cases, this program provides a residence to people who might otherwise be homeless. 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.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Helping 11,000 indigent and disabled elderly individuals with basic needs for living and preventing them from becoming homeless.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$5,178,705
Total cost of the project:		$31,711,725

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:		$26,533,929
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$5,178,705
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Unknown
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:	The 1998 Legislature established an OSS work group to study the efficiency of the program
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No