Chapter 381, Florida Statutes (F.S.), mandates that the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program (BSCIP) provide an annual report to the Legislature each year summarizing the activities supported by the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trust Fund. This report summarizes the BSCIP’s budget, revenue, expenditures, services, programs, partnerships, and statistical data for July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. For reference, brain injuries and spinal cord injuries refer specifically to a single diagnosis injury. Dual diagnosis injury refers specifically to individuals who have sustained both a brain and a spinal cord injury.
The BSCIP is nationally recognized as a leader for its coordinated statewide system of services. The goal of the program is to enhance and provide quality services in a cost-effective manner to consumers who have sustained moderate-to-severe traumatic brain and/or spinal cord injuries to assist them in returning to the community post-injury.
Total revenues for the BSCIP amounted to $22,872,996. These monies were made available through traffic-related civil penalties, temporary license tags, motorcycle specialty tags, federal Medicaid reimbursements, and subrogation. This total does not include
funds from general revenue, grants, or legislative disbursements. The total budget authority for the program was $25,282,558. The program’s total expenditures were $22,833,693.
The BSCIP Central Registry received 2,752 new injury referrals during the fiscal year. Of these, state-verified trauma centers or BSCIP designated facilities reported the majority of the new injuries (2,405).
Through its General Program, BSCIP provided community reintegration services to 1,951 clients and closed 2,836 cases. Of the 733 program-eligible cases closed during the year, 640 individuals were successfully reintegrated back into the community.
A total of 378 individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries were provided services by the Traumatic Brain Injury/Spinal Cord Injury (TBI/SCI) Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver Program. Of those, 25 individuals received services through the Consumer Directed Care Plus Program and 60 were served by the Nursing Home Transition Initiative.
The Consumer Directed Care Program provides clients served by the TBI/SCI Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver the opportunity to manage their own services budget and to hire their own service providers. The program served 25 individuals at an average cost of $40,553 per consumer.
The Nursing Home Transition Initiative transitions individuals out of nursing homes and into the community. The initiative is
funded by nursing home funds, as specified in proviso language. A total of 60 individuals were served utilizing this funding source during the fiscal year.
Additional data reports are available upon request from the BSCIP by calling (850) 245-4045 or by sending your request to ATTENTION: DATA REQUEST, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C-25, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-1744.