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r � � <br />Commissioner Bird noted that we have received a number of <br />excellent applications. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously appointed <br />Scott Chisholm as representative from South County, <br />Michael Zeugner as representative from North County, <br />and Kay Rogers as alternate representative from the <br />City of Sebastian. <br />MEDICAID NON EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION <br />The Board reviewed the following Federal Legislative Alert <br />received from the Community Transportation Association of America <br />� E <br />00 <br />CO <br />FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ALERT <br />8�L1915t�� <br />MEDICAID NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION <br />PROPOSED TO BE ELIMINATED <br />IN HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION <br />THE ATTACHED ALERT FROM THE COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION <br />ASSOCIATION of AMERICA (CTAA) CONFIRMS WHAT WE RAVE BEEN HEARING <br />OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. A PROPOSAL IS CONTAINED IN THE SILL <br />THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR PASSAGE BEFORE CONGRESS ADJOURNS THAT <br />WOULD ELIMINATE THE UTILIZATION OF MEDICAID FUNDS FOR NONEMERGENCY <br />TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. <br />IN FLORIDA, THIS WOULD AMOUNT TO AN ESTIMATED $60 MILLION. <br />BUT MORE FRIGHTENING IS NOT ONLY WOULD THESE INDIVIDUALS BE ABLE TO <br />RECEIVE ACCESS FOR HEALTH CARE BUT THE DEMAND ON THE LIMITED <br />DOLLARS FLORIDA HAS WOULD BE OVERWHELMING TO MEET NOTHING BUT <br />MEDICAL NEEDS FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS. <br />IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT EVERYONE EDUCATE THE FLORIDA <br />CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO INFORM THEM OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS <br />TRANSPORTATION FUNDING RESOURCE. <br />THE CTAA AND THE COMMISSION WILL BE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO <br />INFORM THOSE WHO ARE MAKING THESE DECISIONS OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF <br />THIS PROPOSAL. <br />PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY BE <br />USEFUL TO US AS WE DO OUR EDUCATION. <br />37 <br />August 2, 1994 aoov 93, PA,E <br />