Case Management
Community Associations Task
Forces
Dental Assistance
Emergency Assistance
Emergency Home Energy Assistance
Program
General Assistance
Indigent Burial
Medical Assistance
Medical Quality Assurance
Mental Health Funding
Mobile Medical Units
Partnerships
Social Action Funding
Summer Food Program
Veterans
Alternate Benefits
Medical
Dental
Case
Management
The Case Management program is a caseload limited
and time limited, intensive program offered by
the department primarily for the purpose of returning
those eligible persons, who have a demonstrated
barrier(s) to employment, to independent self-sufficiency.
This program may provide financial assistance,
counseling, job coaching, job skills training,
substance abuse services, mental health services,
job-related equipment and clothing, medical care,
dental care, and other related services as determined
necessary to return motivated and eligible
client to employment.
Case
Management services may also be provided to the
disabled or partially disabled client in need
of more personalized and individual attention
in order to access the disability programs provided
by the Social Security Administration.
All
person accepted into the Case Management program
must meet the eligibility criteria as described
in the Policy Manual and comply with the directives,
regulation, referrals, and requirements of the
Case Management program as described in the Policy
Manual.
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Community
Associations Task Forces
The following are Community Association Task
Forces within Pinellas County:
- Partnership for a Healthy Pinellas County
- Tampa Bay Refugee Task Force
- Homeless Coalition
- I.M.A.
- Pinellas Habitat for Humanity
- R.S.V.P.
- St. Petersburg Free Clinic
- P.O.C.
- Human Services Coalition
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Emergency
Assistance
The Emergency Assistance Program provides financial
aid to Pinellas County residents who are determined
to be in need and who meet specific criteria and
conditions as approved by the Pinellas County
Board of County Commissioners. This program is
designed to assist residents only in emergency
situations and assistance will be limited to emergency
payments only.
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Mental
Health Funding
As mandated by State of Florida statute, each fiscal
year the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners,
hereafter know as the BCC, allocates local funds
for use by various mental health agencies. The purpose
of the Mental Health Funding Program is to provide
required financial support for state contracted
community (mental health, drug abuse and alcohol)
services and to ensure that the local match funding
level is achieved.
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Social
Action Funding
Each fiscal year, the Pinellas County Board of
County Commissioners, hereafter know as the BCC,
allocates funds for use by various social services
agencies. The BCC has established the Social Action
Funding Advisory Board to represent it in Social
Action Funding matters. Board members are responsible
for reviewing grant applications and recommending
recipient agencies and grant amounts to the BCC.
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Indigent
Burial
Chapter 245 of the Florida Statutes, Disposition
of Dead Bodies, prescribes procedures for the
disposition of bodies which are unclaimed or required
to be disposed of at the public expense because
of indigency. This act provides that county commissioners
assume responsibility for the disposition of indigent
and unclaimed bodies, defines procedures for handling
such bodies, and requires that disposition be
performed in accordance with existing laws, rules,
and practices.
The
Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners
has delegated administration of the disposition
of indigent and unclaimed bodies to the Department
of Health and Human Services. As such, the Department is
accountable for ensuring that program guidelines
comply with Florida law and meet with the approval
of the Board
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Medical
Assistance
Enrollment in the Pinellas County Health and Human Services
(PCHS) Medical program is partially based upon
an immediate need for medical care and is NOT
intended as "preventative" care. The
Medical assistance program provides basic medical
care to Pinellas County residents who meet specific
criteria as approved by the Pinellas County Board
of County Commissioners with regard to income
and asset criteria and have no other resource
available to address their medical need.
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Dental
Assistance
The Department provides dental care to residents
meeting eligibility criteria who do not have dental
insurance or other access to dental care for needed
services. The purpose of the Department’s dental
program is to provide eligible clients with “relief
of pain” treatment.
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Mobile
Medical Unit
Since 1988. outreach medical and dental care has
been provided to the homeless population of Pinellas
County via a Mobile Medical Van. Approximately
25% of the operating funds for the Mobile Medical
Van have been provided by federal grant money
through the Bureau of Primary Health Care. The
van visits shelters, soup kitchens, drop-in centers,
and other locations where the homeless are known
to congregate. The van contains an examination
room, wheel chair lift, interview area medical
equipment and records, cellular phones, a fax
machine and laptop computers. There are no drugs
on-board. The Mobile Medical Team consists of
a medical director, program supervisor, physician
nurses, social worker and social work assistants/drivers.
Homeless
includes a person who is staying with a friend
on a temporary basis.
If you are homeless with a medical need please
call 582-7577 to obtain the locations, day of
the week and times the mobile medical van is
available to determine where you may best be
served. more information
Mobile
Medical Healthcare for the Homeless - View
Calendar 
Mobile
Medical Healthcare for the Uninsured -
View Calendar
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Partnerships
| 1. |
Mental
Health Associates |
| 2. |
Community
Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc. |
| 3. |
Pinellas
County Health Department |
| 4. |
2-1-1Tampa
Bay Cares Inc. |
| 5. |
Healthy
Kids |
| 6. |
Compassionate
Drug Program |
| 7. |
University
of Florida (Expansion of Seminole Campus) |
| 8. |
Domestic
Violence |
| 9. |
Local
Hospitals |
| 10. |
Area
Agency on Aging of Pasco - Pinellas, Inc. |
| 11. |
Pinellas
County School Board/Summer Food Program |
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Alternative
Benefits
The Pinellas County Health and Human Services Department
Alternative Benefits program provides advocacy
assistance to clients of the department seeking
to obtain Supplemental Security Income or Social
Security Disability Insurance benefits from the
Social Security Administration. This assistance
is available to department clients who are actively
receiving financial or medical assistance. Clients
are generally referred to an Alternative Benefits
Specialist from their department caseworker or
the department's Disability Determination Team.
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Emergency
Home Energy Assistance Program
Emergency Home
Energy Assistance
for the Elderly Program assists low-income households
with at least one person 60 years or older if
the household is experiencing a home energy emergency.
50% of the funds received from EHEAP will be budgeted
for the heating season and 50% will be budgeted
for the cooling season. Funds will be divided
equally between the department’s Clearwater and
St. Petersburg service locations. For further
information on this program please call the office
closest to you.
For the Clearwater area please call Ms. Shaw
at 464-8400
For the St. Petersburg area please call Mrs.
Eicher at 582-7781
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General
Assistance
The General Assistance program provides financial
aid to Pinellas County residents who are determined
to be in need and who meet specific criteria and
conditions as approved by the Pinellas County
Board of County Commissioners. This is a time
limited program designed to assist residents only
until such time that they become self sufficient,
until they receive Federal assistance, or reach
time limits as specified by the Board of County
Commissioners.
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Summer
Food Program
The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners,
hereafter known as the BCC, through the Department
of Health and Human Services (aka “the sponsor”) and in conjunction
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the
State of Florida Department of Education sponsors
the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSP)
during school vacation periods. The SFSP is administered
nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), and within each
State, by the appropriate State educational agency.
Pinellas County receives Federal reimbursement
through the Department of Education on a formula
basis for the administrative and operating cost
of running the program.
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Agencies
in Pinellas other than Health and Human Services - Medical
Pinellas County Department of Health and Human Services is
only one of the resources available to Pinellas
county residents who have a medical problem. The
department staff strictly adheres to the income
and asset limit in determining eligibility for
services. There are other medical service providers
that assist with individuals who do not qualify
for Pinellas County Health and Human Services medical program.
North
County alternatives
South County alternatives
Veterans
Medical Clinic
Compassionate
Drug Patient Assistance Program
Lions
Eye Clinic
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North
County alternatives
Pinellas County is divided into North and South
County unofficially at Ulmerton Road. North of
Ulmerton is considered North Pinellas County.
The clinics that are available in the North Pinellas
County area include:
- Clearwater
Free Clinic- located at 707 N Ft. Harrison Avenue,
Clearwater.
They are open from 9 to 5 Monday thru Thursday.
The phone # is 447-3041
- Mother
and Child Care Clinic- is located at 400 N.
Ft. Harrison Avenue in Clearwater. Their phone
number is 461-1439
- Turley
Center- located at 807 N. Myrtle Avenue, Clearwater.
Their phone number is 467-2400
- Good
Samaritan Health Clinic- located at 4035 Thys
Road, New Port Richey phone # 848-7789
- Pinellas
County Health Department- has specialty clinics
for residents eligible to receive their care.
There are three North County offices located
in Clearwater, Largo and Tarpon Springs. Please
call the office near you for more information.
- Clearwater
office is located at 310 N. Myrtle Avenue,
phone # 469-5800
- Largo
office is located at 12420 130th Avenue
No, phone # 588-4040
- Tarpon
Springs office is located at 301 S. Disston
Ave. phone # 942-5457
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South
County
Pinellas County is divided into North and South
County unofficially at Ulmerton Road. South of
Ulmerton is considered South Pinellas County.
The clinics include
- The
Free Clinic- located at the rear of the Sanderlin
Center2335 22nd Avenue South, phone # 327-0333.
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Johnny Ruth Clarke Medical Center-located at
1310 22nd Avenue South, phone # 821-6701.
- Bay
Front Family Practice- located at 700 6th Street
South, phone # 893-6116.
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The Pinellas County Health Department has specialty
clinics for residents eligible to receive their
care. There are two South County offices located
in St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park. Please
call the office near you for more information.
- The
St. Petersburg office is located at 205
9th Street North, phone # 824-6900.
- The
Pinellas Park office is located at 6350
76th Avenue North, phone # 547-7780.
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Agencies
in Pinellas other than Health and Human Services - Dental
Pinellas County Department of Health and Human Services is
only one of the resources available to Pinellas
county residents who have a dental problem. The
department staff strictly adheres to the income
and asset limit in determining eligibility for
services. There are alternatives to the County
dental program. If you have a dental need and
are not eligible for Pinellas County medical,
you are not eligible for the dental program. Possible
alternatives include;
- St.
Pete Junior College Dental Hygiene- clinic offers
preventative dental services (primarily cleaning
and x-rays) as a public service for adults and
children. They have a fee. They are located
in the Health Education Center at 7200 66th
St North in Pinellas Park, phone # 341-3668,
please call for an appointment.
- University
of Florida College of Dentistry- provides comprehensive
dental services including cleaning, fillings,
extractions, dentures, etc. The emergency dental
clinic is offered every morning, Monday thru
Friday, with normal hours of 7 to 4 M-F. Most
procedures (non-Surgical) have a fee. They are
located at 960 7th Avenue North, phone # 893-2704,
please call for an appointment.
- West
Coast Dental Association- will handle complaints
against WCDDA member dentists, provide referrals
to dentists and limited low-cost dental clinics.
If possible, will provide names of dentists
who accept Medicaid. You may reach the West
Coast District Dental Association by calling
(813) 931-3018 or www.wcdental.org.
- Cosmetic
& Reconstructive Support Program- The Cosmetic
and Reconstructive Support Program fills a very
specific need, domestic violence, not stranger
assault. If your injuries are due to an intimate
partner or spouse & out of abusive relationship
for approximately one year you may be able to
obtain services from this agency. If you feel
this fits your particular situation please contact
them at (800) 842-4546 or (800) 773-4227 and
leave a message on their voice mail. If you
have been a victim of rape you may be able to
find assistance through the National Sexual
Violence Resources Center. You can call reach
them at 1-877-739-3895.
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Medical
Quality Assurance
The
Department maintains a nurse in the St. Petersburg
location to assist the patients and social work
staff in matters requiring more comprehensive
involvement with the patient and/or other assignments
as made by the Director’s Office. Such situations
include:
- Patients
Requiring Immediate Care
Patients just enrolled by a social worker and
requiring urgent or same day care, after selecting
a primary care physician, may be referred to
the department nurse who will assist the patient
in accessing medical care in a timely fashion.
The social worker should provide medical and
other information as needed.
- Review
of Hospital/ER Reports
The nursing staff will be responsible for review
of medical records, discharge summaries, ER
reports, utilization reports, etc. as needed.
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