Below is a list of officials that serve as each state’s main point of contact for RHT information.
This list will continue to evolve as new points of contact are added.
| State | Primary RHTP Owner (Agency) | Public Contact Page | RFPs/Open Opportunitie/ Sub Awards | RHT Contact Name | Title | Phone | Alternate RHT Contact | Phone | ||
| Alabama | Alabama Public Health | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Brandon Williams | Health Planning Administrator | bradford.williams@shpda.alabama.gov | 334-242-4103 | Teresa Lee | Teresa.lee@shpda.alabama.gov | |
| Alaska | Alaska Dept. of Health – Medicaid Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Dept Of Public Health | RHTP@alaska.gov | 907-465-3030 | Health Care Services | 907.269.3445 | ||
| Arizona | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Niki Large | Procurement Officer | niki.large@azdoa.gov | 602-542-1794 | |||
| Arkansas | Arkansas Dept. of Human Services – Medicaid | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Rural Health Section | orhpc@arkansas.gov | 501-280-4529 | orhpc@arkansas.gov | 501-280-4529 | ||
| California | CA Dept. of Health Care Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Hovik Khosrovia | RHT Program Director | CalSORH@hcai.ca.gov | 916-440-8300 | healthworkforce@hcai.ca.gov | ||
| Colorado | Colorado Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Kathy Snow | Health Care Policy & Financing | kathy.snow@state.co.us | hcpf_RHTP@state.co.us | |||
| Conneticut | Conneticut Dept. of Social Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | DSS.Procurement@ct.gov | 860-509-8251 | ||||
| Delaware | Delaware Health & Social Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | dhssinfo@delaware.gov | 302-424-1495 | 302-744-4700 | |||
| Florida | Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | RHTP@AHCA.myFlorida.com | |||||
| Georgia | Georgia Dept. of Community Health | Click Here | More Info | General Info On RHT | greathealth@dch.ga.gov | |||||
| Hawaii | Hawaii Dept. of Human Services – Med-QUEST | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Not Public Yet | ||||||
| Idaho | Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | IdahoRHTP@dhw.idaho.gov | |||||
| Illinois | Illinois Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Not Public Yet | ||||||
| Indiana | Indiana Family & Social Services Admin | Click Here | More Info | Regions 1, 2, 3 Andy VanZeeRegions 4, 6 Ben Harvey
Regions 5, 7, 8 |
Indiana Hospital Association
Indiana Primary Health Care Association
Indian Rural Health Association |
avanzee@ihaconnect.org
bharvey@indianapca.org
cveale@indianarha.org | 317-391-3953 | GrowRuralHealth@health.in.gov | ||
| Iowa | Iowa Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | More Info | Samra Hiros | Director, State Office Of Rural Health | samra.hiros@hhs.iowa.gov | 515-423-7900 | Healthy Hometowns through Iowa Health & Human Services | healthyhometowns@hhs.iowa.gov | |
| Kansas | Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | kdhe.rhtp@ks.gov | |||||
| Kentucky | Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Click Here | More Info | Andrew Yunt | Project Director Investigator | andrew.yunt@ky.gov | 502-782-6139 | ruralhealthplan@ky.gov | ||
| Louisiana | Louisiana Dept. of Health | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | RuralHealthTransformation@la.gov | |||||
| Maine | Maine Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | awesthoff@mehca.org | |||||
| Maryland | Maryland Dept. of Health | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | mdh.transformruralhealth@maryland.gov | Kristen McAuley Lisa Letourneau | Kristen.McAuley@maine.gov Lisa.Letourneau@maine.gov | |||
| Massachusetts | MassHealth (EOHHS) | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | maharural@cms.hhs.gov | |||||
| Michigan | Michigan Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | mdhhs-rhtp@michigan.gov | MDHHS-RHTP@michigan.gov | ||||
| Minnesota | Minnesota Dept. of Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | health.orhpc@state.mn.us | 651-201-3838 | ||||
| Mississippi | Mississippi Division of Medicaid | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Not Public Yet | 601-359-3150 | |||||
| Missouri | Missouri Dept. of Social Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Missouri Dept Of Social Services | DSS.RHTP@dss.mo.gov | Baylee Watts | Baylee.Watts@dss.mo.gov | |||
| Montana | Montana Dept. of Public Health & Human Services | Click Here | More Info | Rebecca De Camara | Medicaid Director | rdecamara@mt.gov | (406) 444-6951 | HHSRuralHealthTransformation@mt.gov | ||
| Nebraska | Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Dept Of Health And Human Services | DHHS.RHTP@nebraska.gov | 517-241-7882 | Kendra Wiebe, Administrative Assistant | Kendra.Wiebe@nebraska.gov | (402) 471-2135 | |
| Nevada | Nevada Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Ann Jensen | Medicaid Director | nvdhhs@dhhs.nv.gov | (775) 684-3676 | |||
| New Hampshire | NH Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Henry D. Lipman | Medicaid Director | Henry.D.Lipman@dhhs.nh.gov | 603-271-9434 | rhtf@dhhs.nh.gov | ||
| New Jersey | NJ Dept. of Health | Click Here | More Info | Hannah Schonman | Project Officer, Office Of Rural Health | NJST.Ruralhealth@doh.nj.gov | (609) 913-5359 | |||
| New Mexico | NM Human Services Dept. | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Alanna Dancis | Interim Medicaid Director | alanna.dancis@hsd.nm.gov | 505-827-3100 | |||
| New York | NY State Dept. of Health | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Amir Bassiri | Medicaid Director | Amir.Bassiri@health.ny.gov | 518-474-3018 | General Info on RHT | rhtp@health.ny.gov | |
| North Carolina | NC Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | More Info | Debra Farrington | Deputy Secretary For Health | Debra.Farrington@dhhs.nc.gov | 919-855-4100 | Jay Ludlam, Deputy Secretary for Medical Assistance | 919-855-4100 | |
| North Dakota | ND Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | More Info | Krista Fremming | Interim Executive Director, Medical Services | Krfremming@nd.gov | 701-328-2310 | rhtp@nd.gov | ||
| Ohio | Ohio Dept. of Medicaid | Click Here | More Info | Scott Partika | Director Of The Ohio Department Of Medicaid | Scott.Partika@governor.ohio.gov | 614-644-0871 | General Info on RHT | RuralHealthTransformation@odh.ohio.gov | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Health Care Authority | Click Here | More Info | Rachel Baugh | Communications Coordinator | OklahomaRHTP@health.ok.gov | 405-522-7365 | Jackie Kanak (Program Director) | jackiek@health.ok.gov | (405) 521-2141 |
| Oregon | Oregon Health Authority | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Emma Sandoe | Medicaid Director | RHTP@oha.oregon.gov | 503-947-2340 | |||
| Pennsylvania | PA Dept. of Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Sally Kozak | Deputy Secretary | sakozak@pa.gov | 717-787-2600 | General Info on RHT | ra-pwdhspressoffice@pa.gov | |
| Rhode Island | RI Executive Office of Health & Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Manuel Ortiz | Manuel.Ortiz@health.ri.gov | 401-462-1965 | General Info on RHT | OHHS.RIRHTP@ohhs.ri.gov | ||
| South Carolina | SC Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Eunice Medina | Medicaid Director | Eunice.Medina@scdhhs.gov | 803-898-2504 | |||
| South Dakota | SD Dept. of Social Services | Click Here | More Info | Marty Link | Administrator, Office Of Rural Health And Emergency Services | Marty.Link@state.sd.us | 605-773-3165 | Josie Peterson | josie.petersen@state.sd.us | 605-773-3165 |
| Tennessee | TN Bureau of TennCare | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Stephen Smith | Director, Bureau Of Tenncare | stephen.smith@tn.gov | 615-507-6443 | General Info on RHT | RuralHealth@tn.gov | |
| Texas | Texas Health & Human Services Commission | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Shann Turner | Director, State Office Of Rural Health | Shann.Turner@TexasAgriculture.gov | (512) 463-7616 | General Info on RHT | RuralTexasStrong@hhs.texas.gov | 512-424-6767 |
| Utah | Utah Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | More Info | Brittney Ocada | RHT | 385-272-4567 | General Info on RHT | ruralht@utah.gov | 801-538-6689 | |
| Vermont | State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care | Click Here | More Info | Judith Morse | Financial Manager | Judith.Morse@vermont.gov | (802) 279-2319 | Agency of Human Services Health Care Reform | ahs.rht@vermont.gov | 802-879-5901 |
| Virginia | Virginia State Office of Rural Health (VA-SORH) | Click Here | No Details/TBD | General Info On RHT | RuralTransformation@governor.virginia.gov | 804-786-7933 | ||||
| Washington | Washington State Health Authority | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Kahlie Dufresne | Deputy Policy Director | kahlie.dufresne@hca.wa.gov | HCARuralHealthTransformationProgram@hca.wa.gov | |||
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Health | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Carrie Jeffries | Director, RHT | Carrie.L.Jeffries@wv.gov | 304-558-0684 | General Info on RHT | RHTP@wv.gov | 304-558-1700 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Aaron Larson | Director of Office of Grants Management | DHSOGM@dhs.wisconsin.gov | 608-266-1865 | General Phone | (800) 642-7837 | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Health | Click Here | No Details/TBD | Sharon Weber | Office Of Rural Health Manager | Sharon.Weber@wyo.gov | (307) 777-7656 | Franz S. Fuchs | franz.fuchs@wyo.gov | (307) 777-7656 |