Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #915FY0102

Diabetic Services for Homebound Patients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Dulce Cuetera, R.N.

Organization:

First Quality Home Care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Diabetic Services for Homebound Patients

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 1:58:12 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Marco Rubio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This program will allow the State of Florida between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

First Quality Home Care, Inc.

 

Contact:

Dulce Cuetera, R.N.

 

 

5040 NW 7th Street

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 569-6448

 

 

 

Miami 33126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thiaproject is for homebound insulin dependent diabetics that are unable to self-administer their insulin due to a secondary diagnosis such as blindness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease the number of emergency room visits due to wrong dosage of insulin.  According to AHCA, the State has spent between $4 and $8 million per year, over the last six years in maintaining disabled diabetics in nursing homes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Private

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2001

Amount:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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