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 | Name | Title | Phone | Alternate Contact | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Medicaid Agency | Click Here | 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 | Dept Of Public Health | doh.dph.info@alaska.gov | 907-465-2668 | Health Care Services | doh.hcs.info@alaska.gov | ||
| Arizona | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) | Click Here | Niki Large | Procurement Officer | niki.large@azdoa.gov | 602-542-1794 | |||
| Arkansas | Arkansas Dept. of Human Services – Medicaid | Click Here | Rural Health Section | orhpc@arkansas.gov | 501-280-4529 | ||||
| California | CA Dept. of Health Care Services | Click Here | Hovik Khosrovia | RHT Program Director | CalSORH@hcai.ca.gov | healthworkforce@hcai.ca.gov | |||
| Colorado | Colorado Dept. of Health Care Policy & Financing | Click Here | Kathy Snow | Health Care Policy & Financing | kathy.snow@state.co.us | hcpf_RHTP@state.co.us | |||
| Connecticut | Connecticut Dept. of Social Services | Click Here | General Info On RHT | DSS.Procurement@ct.gov | 860-509-8251 | ||||
| Delaware | Delaware Health & Social Services | Click Here | General Info On RHT | dhssinfo@delaware.gov | 302-424-1495 | 302-744-4700 | |||
| Florida | Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) | Click Here | General Info On RHT | RHTP@AHCA.myFlorida.com | |||||
| Georgia | Georgia Dept. of Community Health | Click Here | General Info On RHT | greathealth@dch.ga.gov | |||||
| Hawaii | Hawaii Dept. of Human Services – Med-QUEST | Click Here | Not Public Yet | ||||||
| Idaho | Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare | Click Here | General Info On RHT | IdahoRHTP@dhw.idaho.gov | |||||
| Illinois | Illinois Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services | Click Here | Not Public Yet | ||||||
| Indiana | Indiana Family & Social Services Admin | Click Here | Joyce Fillenwarth | jfillenwarth@health.in.gov | 317-391-3953 | GrowRuralHealth@health.in.gov | |||
| Iowa | Iowa Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | Samra Hiros | Director, State Office Of Rural Health | samra.hiros@hhs.iowa.gov | 515-423-7900 | |||
| Kansas | Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment | Click Here | General Info On RHT | kdhe.rhtp@ks.gov | |||||
| Kentucky | Kentucky Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Click Here | Andrew Yunt | Project Director Investigator | andrew.yunt@ky.gov | 502-782-6139 | ruralhealthplan@ky.gov | ||
| Louisiana | Louisiana Dept. of Health | Click Here | General Info On RHT | RuralHealthTransformation@la.gov | |||||
| Maine | Maine Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | General Info On RHT | awesthoff@mehca.org | |||||
| Maryland | Maryland Dept. of Health | Click Here | General Info On RHT | mdh.transformruralhealth@maryland.gov | |||||
| Massachusetts | MassHealth (EOHHS) | Click Here | General Info On RHT | maharural@cms.hhs.gov | |||||
| Michigan | Michigan Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | General Info On RHT | health.orhpc@state.mn.us | MDHHS-RHTP@michigan.gov | ||||
| Minnesota | Minnesota Dept. of Human Services | Click Here | General Info On RHT | rural.transformation.mdh@state.mn.us | |||||
| Mississippi | Mississippi Division of Medicaid | Click Here | Not Public Yet | ||||||
| Missouri | Missouri Dept. of Social Services | Click Here | Missouri Dept Of Social Services | DSS.RHTP@dss.mo.gov | (573) 751-6441 | Baylee Watts | Baylee.Watts@dss.mo.gov | ||
| Montana | Montana Dept. of Public Health & Human Services | Click Here | Rebecca De Camara | Medicaid Director | rdecamara@mt.gov | (406) 444-6951 | HHSRuralHealthTransformation@mt.gov | ||
| Nebraska | Nebraska Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | 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 | Ann Jensen | Medicaid Director | nvdhhs@dhhs.nv.gov | (775) 684-3676 | |||
| New Hampshire | NH Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | 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 | Hannah Schonman | Project Officer, Office Of Rural Health | NJST.Ruralhealth@doh.nj.gov | (609) 913-5359 | |||
| New Mexico | NM Human Services Dept. | Click Here | Alanna Dancis | Interim Medicaid Director | alanna.dancis@hsd.nm.gov | 505-827-3100 | |||
| New York | NY State Dept. of Health | Click Here | 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 | 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 | Krista Fremming | Interim Executive Director, Medical Services | Krfremming@nd.gov | 701-328-2310 | rhtp@nd.gov | ||
| Ohio | Ohio Dept. of Medicaid | Click Here | 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 | 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 | Emma Sandoe | Medicaid Director | RHTP@oha.oregon.gov | 503-945-5768 | |||
| Pennsylvania | PA Dept. of Human Services | Click Here | 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 | Manuel Ortiz | Manuel.Ortiz@health.ri.gov | 401-462-1965 | General Info on RHT | RIDOH.OPCRH@health.ri.gov | ||
| South Carolina | SC Dept. of Health & Human Services | Click Here | Eunice Medina | Medicaid Director | Eunice.Medina@scdhhs.gov | 803-898-2504 | |||
| South Dakota | SD Dept. of Social Services | Click Here | Marty Link | Administrator, Office Of Rural Health And Emergency Services | Marty.Link@state.sd.us | 605-773-3165 | Heather Petermann, Division Director | DSSInfo@state.sd.us | 605-773-3165 |
| Tennessee | TN Bureau of TennCare | Click Here | Stephen Smith | Director, Bureau Of Tenncare | stephen.smith@tn.gov | 615-507-6443 | General Info on RHT | Rural.Health@tn.gov | |
| Texas | Texas Health & Human Services Commission | Click Here | 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 | Jennifer Strohecker | Director, Division Of Medicaid And Health Financing | jstrohecker@utah.gov | 801-538-6689 | General Info on RHT | ruralht@utah.gov | |
| Vermont | State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care | 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 | General Info On RHT | RuralTransformation@governor.virginia.gov | |||||
| Washington | Washington State Health Authority | Click Here | Kahlie Dufresne | Deputy Policy Director | kahlie.dufresne@hca.wa.gov | Dr. Charissa FotinosDr. Charissa Fotinos, State Medicaid Director | charissa.fotinos@hca.wa.gov | 360-725-1040 | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Health | Click Here | Carrie Jeffries | Director, RHT | Carrie.L.Jeffries@wv.gov | General Info on RHT | RHTP@wv.gov | 304-558-1700 | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Click Here | Office Of Grants Management | DHSOGM@dhs.wisconsin.gov | |||||
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Health | Click Here | Sharon Weber | Office Of Rural Health Manager | Sharon.Weber@wyo.gov | Jesse Springer | jesse.springer@wyo.gov | 307-777-7531 |