Support the Post Acute Rehabilitation Funding

From: Brain Injury Alliance of SC

Hi everyone,
I would like to ask your support for the Post Acute Rehabilitation Funding within the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs(DDSN) Budget. For the last 2 years, DDSN has been appropriated $2.1 million in their budget to provide Post Acute Rehabilitation for those with traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries. This funding was for those who were uninsured and under-insured. SC Medicaid does not cover Rehabilitation. Now, due to budget cuts the funding has been zeroed out for the rest of this year. DDSN is requesting $3 mill. in their FY 2010 budget for the post acute rehab funding at the Ways and Means committee meeting this Thursday. The meeting is at 10:00 a.m., on Jan. 22, 2009, Room 108 in the Blatt Building, 1105 Pendleton Street (corner of Pendleton and Assembly St.), Columbia, SC 29201. During the first year of funding, 23 people were able to receive rehab., and this year 11 people received it, until the funding was cut Please contact your legislators to ask them to support DDSN’s funding request for the post acute rehab funding! Also, if you are available on Thursday, please come to the meeting.

If you have any questions, please give me a call. My contact info. is at the end of this email. Joyce Davis

HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND MEDICAID Staff: Marc Aquino

Tracy R. Edge, Chairman H: (843)361-2827 W: (843)448-5123 B: 734-3013
William “Bill” Clyburn H: (803)649-6167 W: (803)725-7617 B: 734-3033
William A. Herbkersman H: (843) 757-5424 W: (843) 757-5464 B: 734-3063
G. Murrell Smith, Jr. H: (803) 773-6263 W: (803) 778-2471 B: 734-3042


Ways and MeansSubcommittee Assignments
Cooper, Daniel T. "Dan" , Chm.
Young, Annette D. , 1st V.C.
Rice, Rex F. , 2nd V.C.
Littlejohn, Lanny F. , 3rd V.C.
Kirsh, Herb , Secy./Treas.
Barfield, Liston D.
Battle, James A. "Jim" , Jr.
Bingham, Kenneth A. "Kenny"
Clyburn, William "Bill"
Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
Edge, Tracy R.
Herbkersman, William G. "Bill"
Kennedy, Kenneth
Limehouse, Harry B. "Chip" III
Loftis, Dwight A.
Lucas, James H. "Jay"
Merrill, James H.
Neal, Joseph H. "Joe"
Neilson, Denny Woodall
Ott, Harry L. , Jr.
Pitts, Michael A.
Simrill, J. Gary
Smith, G. Murrell , Jr.
Smith, J. Roland
White, W. Brian
Smith, Beverly C. , Chief of Staff, Dir. of Leg.
Powell, Allyn H. , Dir. of Budget and Finance
Heatwole, Emily E. , Budget Research Analyst
Ford-Jennings, Nicole Y. , Budget Research Analyst
Rogers, Timothy M. , Budget Research Analyst
Patrick, Paul , Budget Research Analyst
Grant, Rena A. , Budget Research Analyst
Aquino, Marcus D. , Budget Research Analyst
Owen, Katie , Budget Research Analyst
Jackson, Kimberly G. , Exec. Secy.
Bradley, Kaye , Chm. Exec Asst.

Joyce Davis, CBIS, CTRS, Director
Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina
P.O. Box 21523
Columbia, SC 29221
Tel. (803)731-9823, (877)TBI-FACT (in-state)
Fax: (803)731-4804
www.biausa.org/SC

MARK the DATES:

2nd Annual "Run for Thought" presented by Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital
Saturday, March 14, 2009, Furman University, Greenville, SC

Statewide Brain Injury Conference "Life with Brain Injury"
May 14-15, 2009, Columbia Conference Center, Columbia, SC

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