Program areas at Midwest Multistate Division Service Corporation
Accredited approver unit: this unit reviews individual education activity (iea) and approved provider (ap) applications from providers located across the Midwest. Individual activity applications arrive sporadically throughout the year and approved provider applications arrive on a three cycle review schedule through the year. Each type of application has an associated review fee. For ieas the application review fee is based on the number of contract hours under review- the tiers are $200 as a base plus $10 per contact hour for activities over 5.1 contact hours in length. For ap applications the review fee is based on the type of agency-single agency provider $2,000 and system provider $4,800.there are other revenue sources such as intent-to-apply fees, annual fees, etc that also generate revenue for the Midwest msd.
The purposes for which the Corporation is organized is to provide shared services for financial management, communications/marketing, call center attending, and professional development for Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Nebraska. By sharing staff, each sna does not have to employ an individual with that skill set. We are able to hire and experienced, efficient individual to servce multiple states. This should result in better production and opportunity for sna's who have not been able to afford these services solely on their own. This model has been piloted for three years. As of january 1, 2017 the model is fully implemented. Midwest msd is headquartered in mo and staff is working virtually from Kansas, Arkansas, and Nebraska.
Accredited provider unit: this unit plans programs for the state nurses associations in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Nebraska. State directors and planning teams work with msd nurse planners and msd ce staff to plan their state conferences. The revenue and expenses for these state conferences reside with the host state. Annually, the provider unit hosts a conference called the approved provider training and the revenue and expenses for this program reside with the msd.