Budgetary Concerns Sports Medicine I

Budgetary Concerns A major problem for athletic trainers is a budget of sufficient size A major problem for athletic trainers is a budget of sufficient size Provide limited budgetary provisions Provide limited budgetary provisions Fail to provide proper facilities Fail to provide proper facilities Budgetary needs vary considerably Budgetary needs vary considerably Budge records should be Budge records should be kept on file

Supplies Inventory must be conducted yearly Inventory must be conducted yearly Accurate records justify requests Accurate records justify requests Supplies may be expendable or non- expendable Supplies may be expendable or non- expendable

Expendable Supplies Examples Examples –Adhesive tape –Adhesive bandages –Hydrogen peroxide –Prewrap

Non-Expendable Supplies Examples Examples –Compression wraps –Scissors –Neoprene sleeves –Coolers –whirlpool

Equipment Items that may be used for a number of years Items that may be used for a number of years Items may be non-consumable capital or capital Items may be non-consumable capital or capital

Non-Consumable Capital Examples Examples –Ice machines –Treatment tables –Therapeutic modalities

Capital Equipment Examples Examples –Crutches –Coolers –Training kits

Purchasing Systems Purchasing may be done through direct buy or competitive bid Purchasing may be done through direct buy or competitive bid Small purchases can be made directly Small purchases can be made directly Larger purchases send out to competing vendors Larger purchases send out to competing vendors Orders are generally placed with the lowest bidder Orders are generally placed with the lowest bidder