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Navigating Rural Health Resources Conference Call #: (866) 620-7326 Access Code: 3507-50-3156 October 31, 2016
Navigating Rural Health Resources
Conference Call #: (866) 620-7326 Access Code: 3507-50-3156
October 31, 2016
Overview & Agenda
AGENDA/TOPICS: • National Health Services & Nursing Corps • Workforce Recruitment Resources for Rural Communities• Rural Health Network Development Grant Opportunities• National Rural Health Day Events and Celebration
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Our NRHR Webinar Purpose: Highlight state and federal programs relevant to rural Kansas in hopes to connect our local providers and communities to useful resources and tools.
HRSA Bureau of Health WorkforceThe Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) improves the health of underserved and vulnerable populations by strengthening the health workforce and connecting skilled professionals to communities in need.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Health Resources & Services Administration HRSA’s Mission: To improve health and achieve health equity through access to quality services
Scholarship, Loan, and Loan Repayment Programs for Health Professionals
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Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Eligible Health Provider Types
• Registered Nurses• Advance Practice Registered Nurse• Certified Nurse Midwife• Clinical Nurse Specialist• Nurse Anesthetists • Nurse Faculty
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Eligible Entities to Become Approved Sites• Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)• Public or Private Hospital • Medicare Certified Rural Health Clinics• State or Local Health Departments• Federally Qualified Health Centers & FQHC Look-a-Likes• American Indian Health Centers• Nurse Managed Health Clinic/Center• Urgent Care Center • Community Mental Health Centers • Ambulatory Surgical Center• Home Health Agency
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Program Benefits Loan Repayment Program • Offers 60 percent of total outstanding qualifying educational loan balance incurred while
pursuing an education in nursing for a 2-year service commitment • Qualifying participants may receive an additional 25 percent of their original loan balance
for a third year of service
Scholarship Program • Cover nursing school tuition and fees; An annual payment for cover expenses for books,
clinical supplies, and instruments; and Monthly stipends to cover living expenses• 2-year minimum service commitment in an NHSC-approved site in a Health Professional
Shortage Area (HPSA) of greatest need• 1-year additional service commitment per scholarship year, not to exceed 4 school years.
Calendar Year 2017 Application Deadlines (Tentative based on Previous Year ) Loan Repayment Program: 1st Quarter/January – February 2017Scholarships Program: March – May 2017
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Eligible Health Provider Types
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Eligible Entities to Become Approved Sites• Medicare Certified Rural Health Clinics• State or Local Health Departments• Federally Qualified Health Centers & FQHC Look-a-Likes• American Indian Health Centers • Community Mental Health Centers • School-Based Clinics • Mobile Units/Clinics• Free Clinics• Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)• Community Outpatient Facilities• Private Practices• State & Federal Prisons
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Practice Site Eligibility Requirements• Must provide culturally competent, comprehensive primary care
services (medical, dental, or behavioral) which correspond to the designated HPSA type.
• Must function as a part of the system of care that either offers or assures access to ancillary, inpatient, or specialty referrals.
• Must not discriminate in the provisions of services to a patient because of the individual’s inability to pay, race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation.
• Must accept patients covered by Medicare and have an appropriate agreement with the applicable State agency for Medicaid and CHIP.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Practice Site Eligibility Requirements• An entity must have a financial assistance policy with a discounted/
sliding fee schedule for patients who qualified to ensure that no one who is unable to pay will be denied access to services. **Free clinics, Correctional facilities, and most Indian Health Service, Tribal, and Urban Indian sites are exempt
The sliding fee scale discount program must include the following elements: 1. Be applicable to all individuals and families with incomes at or below 200
percent of the most current federal poverty guidelines/level. 2. Provide full discount for individuals and families with annual incomes at or
below 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines/level, or allowance for an nominal charge only, consistent with the site’s policy
3. Adjust fees based on family size and income for individuals and families with incomes above 100 and at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines/level.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Program Benefits Loan Repayment Program
• Offers up to $50,000 (full-time) or $25,000 (part-time) to repay outstanding qualifying educational loan balance for a 2-year service commitment
• Optional to continue participation on an annual basis beginning third year of service
Scholarship Program • Covers tuition and fees; An annual payment for cover expenses for books, clinical supplies,
and instruments; and mnthly stipends to cover living expenses• 2-year minimum service commitment for 1 to 2 years of scholarship support (full-time status). • 1-year additional service commitment per scholarship year for full-time-status students who
need scholarship support for more than 2 years
Calendar Year 2017 Application Deadlines (Tentative based on Previous Year ) Loan Repayment Program: 1st Quarter/January – February 2017Scholarship Program: March – May 2017Application Period for NEW Practice Sites: 2nd Quarter 2017
Practice Site Eligibility Requirements
An entity must be located in and treat patients from a federally designated HPSA.
Practice Site Eligibility Requirements
An entity must be located in and treat patients from a federally designated HPSA.
Practice Site Eligibility Requirements
An entity must be located in and treat patients from a federally designated HPSA.
Health Professional Shortage Designations
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations identify areas facing a critical shortage of health care professionals.
State and federal agencies use HPSAs to prioritize and direct limited resources to areas with unmet primary, dental, and mental health care needs.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
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Rural Workforce Recruitment ResourcesCheck Out the
Resources Offeredat
http://www.kumc.edu/community-engagement/rural-
health.html
Rural Workforce Recruitment Resources
Check Out the Resources Offered
at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.
org/topics
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Rural Health Network Development Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement, HRSA-17-018Grant Application Deadline: November 28, 2016 (through www.grants.gov) Projected Award Date: May 1, 2017 Length of Project Period: 3 years, May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2020 Estimated Award Amount: Up to $300, 000 per year. Anticipated Number of Awards: 30 recipients
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Rural Health Network Development Grant Lead Applicants must be:
• Public or private non-profit entity• Located in rural area
Networks must be:• Formal/mature (defined leadership, bylaws, etc.)• Composed of at least 3 separate, existing health care providers
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Generally, a “MATURE” network means you have defined leadership, mission/vision, a clear path for network membership/recruitment and retention. A network organization is also considered formal if the network has a signed Memorandum of Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding, or other formal collaborative agreement, as well as signed and dated bylaws.
Rural Health Network Development Grant
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
• Applicants must select at least one activity from a prescribed topic from one statutory charge outlined by the authorizing legislation:
Statutory Charge: Strengthen the rural health care system as whole Topic: Networks will improve population health by implementing promising practice, evidence-informed and/or evidence-based approaches to address health disparities and enhance population health in their communities.
Statutory Charge: Expand access to, coordinate and improve the quality of essential health care services Topic: Integrated health networks will collaborate to expand access to and improve the quality of essential health care services by focusing on projects and/or network activities directly related to the evolving health care environment
Statutory Charge: Achieve Efficiencies Topic: Integrated health networks will focus on integrating health care services and/or health care delivery of services to achieve efficiencies and improve rural health care services.
Rural Health Network Development PLANNING Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement, TBDGrant Application Deadline: Winter 2016/2017(through www.grants.gov) Projected Award Date: June 1, 2017 Length of Project Period: 1 yearEstimated Award Amount: Up to $100, 000 Anticipated Number of Awards: 15 recipients
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Rural Health Network Development PLANNING Grant Lead Applicants must be:
• Public or private non-profit entity• Located in rural area• Represent a consortium/network of at least 3 separate, existing health care
providers
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Rural Health Network Development PLANNING Grant The purpose of the Network Planning program is to assist in the development of an integrated healthcare network, if the network participants do not have a history of formal collaborative efforts.The Network Planning program promotes the planning and development of healthcare networks in order to: (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole.The goals of the Network Planning program are to help rural providers better serve their communities given changes taking place in health care, as The program will support one year of planning with the primary goal of helping networks create a foundation for their infrastructure and focusing member efforts to address important regional or local community health needs.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
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Ways to Celebrate• Answer your phone by saying “Hello... Happy National Rural Health Day!” • Link to the National Rural Health Day website from your website or email.• Participate in National Rural Health Day webinar events. • Display banners or signs in your clinic, office, or local businesses. • Highlight a community program or local provider. • Write a letter or news release to media or policymakers• Host appreciation event for staff and providers. • Host an open house or reception for the public.
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Rural Health Community SpotlightsTo commemorate 25 years, we have decided to celebrate the power of rural by highlighting projects and initiatives across rural Kansas that demonstrate the following: • Collaboration • Community support• Addressing community health priorities• Social determinants of health
Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
Templates, Tips, Graphics & Other Tools
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Our Mission: To protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.
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