Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #976 | |||||||||
| Newborn Infant Screening Expansion | |||||||||
| Requester: | Deborah J. Hellrung | Organization: | March of Dimes | ||||||
| Project Title: | Newborn Infant Screening Expansion | Date Submitted | 1/13/2003 5:49:32 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Wasserman Schultz | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Public health of the newborn population. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Department of Health | Contact: | Leah Barber-Heinz | ||||||
| 4052 Bald Cypress Way | Contact Phone: | (850) 422-3152 | |||||||
| Tallahassee 323991701 | |||||||||
| Counties: | {Statewide} | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Expansion of newborn metabolic screening from 5 to 28 tests. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Reduction of death and disability due to undiagnosed metabolic diseases. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $3,781,857 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $3,781,857 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002 | Amount: | $3,649,556 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $2,115,869 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Infant Screening Task Force Report (see implementation of HB817; 2002). | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Miami Dade Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||