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CBIRS Request 219
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #219
Children's Medical Services Building Completion-Jacksonville
 
Requester: Thomas Chiu, MD Organization: Florida Pediatric Society
 
Project Title: Children's Medical Services Building Completion-Jacksonville Date Submitted 12/31/2007 1:56:55 PM
 
Sponsors: Hill, King, Wise
 
Statewide Interest:
Continuing health care for children with special healthcare needs, provide a medical home for foster children & site for both primary and sub-speciality pediatric care.
 
Recipient: Children's Medical Services-Department of Health   Contact: Ron Walsh, DOH Office of Desig  
  4052 Bald Cypress Way-Bin A06   Contact Phone: (850) 245-4067  
  Tallahassee 32399   Contact email: ron_walsh@doh.state.fl.us
 
Counties: Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
To complete previously approved project to house CMS & related programs to increase efficiency, effectiveness & Communication of overall CMS programs. Currently these programs are spread across the city of Jacksonville making effective coordination of staff difficult.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Collocation of CMS Programs on land already owned by the state; increase the number of clinic visits; increased access for families to other related programs such as Medicaid and the Department of Children & Families. Increase access of foster care children to an established medical home.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $7,057,400
 
Total cost of the project: $7,057,400
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? None
  Cash Amount $  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 1998-1999 Amount: $1,900,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   Yes
  Agency Health, Department Of
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Othe priority list of Fixed Capital Outlay (FCO) priority list.
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Duval County Legislative Delegation
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No