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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2181 |
| FL Poison Informaton Network |
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| Requester: |
Drs. Weisman, Schauben and Spe |
Organization: |
FL Poison Information Network (FPIN) |
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| Project Title: |
FL Poison Informaton Network |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 1:07:52 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Immediate access, for all Floridians, wo a poison specialist via a national 800 number for any type of poisoning. This is a 24 hours a day, 7 days/week operation which prevents emergency room visits. It reduces inappropriate use of emergency services as well as save health care dollars. Also, poison prevention and education awareness in the community is a major component of this program. |
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| Recipient: |
Dept. of Health - Agency for Healthcare Administration |
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Contact: |
Drs. Weisman, Schauben and Spe |
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4025 Bald Cypress Way / 2727 Mahan Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 585-5250 |
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Tallahassee 32399 |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Enhance the existing funds for the 3 statewide poison information canters to provide for increased workload and expense of continuing operation of emergency information service. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Decrease in health expenditure related to Emergency Dept. visits and ambulance runs. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$5,256,339 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$795,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$665,775 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$3,795,564 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$250,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Agency For Health Care Administration |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Cost Effectiveness of Poison Center, George Washington University - Benefit Cost Analysis, Ted Mille |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami Dade County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2002 |
