Medicaid Program; State Option To Establish Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2008-12-19 · Effective 2009-01-20 · 73 FR 77519
Document
Document number
E8-29662
Federal Register citation
73 FR 77519
CFR reference
42 CFR 440
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2008-12-19
Effective date
2009-01-20
HHS docket
CMS-2234-F
Abstract
This final rule implements section 6083 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which provides States with additional State plan flexibility to establish a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) brokerage program, and to receive the Federal medical assistance percentage matching rate. This authority supplements the current authority that States have to provide NEMT to Medicaid beneficiaries who need access to medical care, but have no other means of transportation.