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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1099 |
| Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-up Program |
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| Requester: |
Paul W. Wharton, Ph.D. |
Organization: |
Florida Pediatric Society |
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| Project Title: |
Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-up Program |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 9:39:18 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Increased access to comprehensive pediatric referral services for children with deafness and severe hearing loss, and parental support and referral. |
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| Recipient: |
Children's Medical Services/Department of Health |
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Contact: |
Paul W. Wharton, Ph.D. |
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CMS 4052 Bald Cypress Way, bin A06 |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 563-0627 |
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Tallahassee 32399-1707 |
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Contact email: |
pww@pipeline.com |
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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: |
| Provide follow-up services to babies failing newborn hearing screening and parent to parent referral. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Children with congenital hearing problems and deafness will be referred to a comprehensive system of care within Children's Medical Services. Parents will be given referrals to other parents in their respective region of the State. |
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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: |
$250,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$100,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Quarterly and annual reports from the Children's Medical Services program. |
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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: |
Duval Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
