Contract 116720

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Rural Health awarded a Loan Repayment Program Agreement to Ian C. Ahrens, Physician Assistant, with an aggregate contract value of $42,000.00. The agreement, executed on July 15, 2026, extends through June 30, 2029, and operates under the authority of the Nebraska Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act. The primary service delivered is educational loan repayment assistance structured as quarterly disbursements of $3,500 to address qualified education debt for the health professional.

Performance of services is located in Dawes County, Nebraska, designated as a healthcare shortage area, where the awardee must maintain an average monthly practice commitment of 80 hours in Family Medicine and accept Medicaid patients. The state will disburse $14,000 annually concurrent with matching funds of $7,000 annually provided by the local entity, Legend Buttes Health Services. The agreement contains repayment obligations triggered at 150 percent of received funds plus 8 percent simple interest if the health professional discontinues practice in the approved specialty and shortage area prior to contract completion.