2018-05-15T12:38:12-04:00 2017-06-30 821650312 Alta CPA Group 59 Franklin St 2nd Floor Annapolis MD 21401 990EZ 2016-07-01 521967676 MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION MARY PO BOX 475 CENTREVILLE MD 21617 LARA WILSON EXECUTIVE DIREC 4106936988 2018-05-15 false Amanda Ragula P01272970 4103495101 2018-05-15 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X WWW.MDRURALHEALTH.ORG X X 153910 X 87302 48765 17775 68 153910 82478 7397 52902 142777 11133 77236 88369 X 76303 88369 0 0 933 0 77236 88369 0 0 77236 88369 SEE SCHEDULE O ADVOCACY GROWING PRESENCE IN ANNAPOLIS EDUCATING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH AN ANNUAL PUBLISHED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA SEE SCHEDULE O 129693 129693 LARA WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 53385 668 0 LORI WERRELL PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 STEPHANIE GARRITY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 JENNIFER BERKMAN SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 MARK BOUCOT TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 MEENA BREWSTER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ANNIE KRONK DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ANDREA MATHIAS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MICHAEL MEIT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 LARRY POLSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MARK RAJKOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ROBERT STEPHENS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SUSAN STEWART DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 PATTI WILLIS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false LARA WILSON PO BOX 475 CENTREVILLE MD 21617 4106936988 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 78892 35938 112927 63411 87302 378470 78892 35938 112927 63411 87302 378470 17424 361046 45 103 63 71 68 350 378820 0.95310 0.99020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED General explanation attachment PART III - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE:THE MARYLAND RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE OPTIMAL HEALTH OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS.PART III, LINE 28 - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT (CONTINUED):AND TRACKING OF INTRODUCED LEGISLATION IMPACTING RURAL HEALTH. DURING THE 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MRHA SUPPORTED A NUMBER BILLS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: KEEP THE DOOR OPEN ACT, OVERDOSE RESPONSE PROGRAM PRESCRIBING NALOXONE, DENTAL THERAPISTS, AND COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL BENEFITS FOR ADULTS; AS WELL AS SUPPORT OF THE RURAL MARYLAND PROSPERITY INVESTMENT FUND AND MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION. ADDITIONALLY, MRHA IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESTORING FUNDING TO RURAL LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVED ON THE RURAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY WORK GROUP THAT LOOKED ARE CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE ON THE MID-SHORE OF MARYLAND. MRHA CONTINUES TO ENSURE THERE ARE RURAL VOICES AT IMPORTANT STATEWIDE BODIES LIKE THESE THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTH. MRHA ALSO HOSTED ITS FIRST ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE FORUM DURING THE LEGSILATIVE SEESION. THIS EVENT INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS FROM RURAL LEGISLATORS AS WELL AS A PANEL OF RURAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THE 2017 OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH LEGISLATOR AWARD WAS ALSO PRESENTED AT THE EVENT.EDUCATION: MRHA IS THE LEADER IN EDUCATING STATEWIDE STAKEHOLDERS ON PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES IMPORTANT TO KEEP RURAL MARYLAND HEALTHY. MHRA DOES THIS BY HOSTING THE ANNUAL RURAL HEALTH CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL THREE RURAL REGIONS OF THE STATE TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER ON HOW TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITYS HEALTH. THE OCTOBER 2016 EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS IN SOLOMONS, MD AND WAS THE LARGEST EVENT TO DATE. THE 2016 RURAL AWARDS WERE PRESENTED FOR OUTSTADNING RURAL HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT, OUSTANDING RURAL HEALTH PRACTIONER, OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH PROGRAM, AND OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH VOLUNTEERS.DIRECT SUPPORT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, RURAL MARYLAND COUNCIL, AND ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, MHRA WORKED ON AN UPDATE TO MARYLANDS RURAL HEALTH PLAN. MRHA CONDUCTED CONSUMER AND PROVIDER FOCUS GROUPS IN EACH OF THE 18 RURAL COUNTIES IN MARYLAND AND BEGAN THE ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF FOCUS GROUP DATA AND STATEWIDE DATA. MRHA ALSO COMPLETED A SERIES OF WHITE PAPERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARYLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION TO HIGHLIGHT RURAL HEALTH PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE IMPLEMENTING INNOVOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CARE. Description of other expenses Part I line 16 DESCRIPTION AMOUNTCONFERENCE EXPENSES 18,303INSURANCE 2,014OFFICE EXPENSES 3,406HEALTH PLAN PROJECT 23,829TRAVEL 5,350 Description of other assets Part II line 24 CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARPROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 933 0