Description
The State of Iowa’s Department of Health and Human Services is seeking qualified applicants to deliver Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) services in rural Iowa counties. The award will fund the initiation or expansion of MIH programs that provide treat‑in‑place care, tele‑health assessments, chronic‑disease management, post‑discharge follow‑up, prenatal/post‑partum home support, medication reconciliation, and related community‑based clinical interventions. Funding is sourced from the CMS Rural Health Transformation Program and is fully federal, with a total contract ceiling of roughly $2.9 million over a five‑year term. Applicants must be Iowa‑authorized EMS providers, submit a detailed work plan within 60 days of contract execution, and commence services by the end of Year 1, or face a $100 k penalty.
• Core services: mobile‑based clinical care, tele‑health, chronic‑disease and maternal‑child management, medication reconciliation, and social‑needs referrals.
• Required deliverables: annual work plans, workforce incentive and training plans, equipment purchase/deployment plan, and regular progress reports (monthly, quarterly, annual).
• Financial limits: $721,425 per year (total $2,885,700); administrative costs capped at 10 % and no vehicle purchases allowed.
• Eligibility: Iowa EMS agencies (or partnerships with an EMS lead) serving at least one rural county; must register on IowaGrants.gov and comply with CMS‑RHT cost‑restriction rules.