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Benefits by Service: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services (October 2008) Definition/Notes

Note: Totals include 50 states and D.C.

"Benefits Covered" Totals

"Benefits Not Covered" Totals

Is the benefit covered?

Is there a co-payment requirement?

Yes: 7

No: 44

Is the Benefit Covered?	Copayment Requirement	Prior Approval Requirement	Coverage Limitations	Reimbursement Methodology	Populations Covered

Alabama
Yes			2 trips/month	See service-specific FN	CN
Alaska
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN
Arizona
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Arkansas
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN & MN
California
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Colorado
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN
Connecticut
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Delaware
Yes	$1/trip			See service-specific FN	CN
District of Columbia
Yes		Medi-van transport		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Florida
Yes	$1/trip each way	Yes	Limited to beneficiaries unable to arrange for medically necessary transportation through any other means	See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Georgia
Yes	$1/trip			See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Hawaii
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Idaho
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN
Illinois
Yes		All transports other than nursing facility residents		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Indiana
Yes	$.50-$2/trip, depending on payment		20 one-way trips less than 50 miles/year	See service-specific FN	CN
Iowa
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Kansas
Yes		Specified modes of travel		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Kentucky
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	A, B, C & D - See state-specific FN
Louisiana
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Maine
Yes		Transportation of nursing facility residents		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Maryland
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Massachusetts
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Michigan
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Minnesota
Yes				See service-specific FN	A - See state-specific FN
Mississippi
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN
Missouri
Yes	$2/day			See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Montana
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	A & B - See state-specific FN
Nebraska
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Nevada
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN
New Hampshire
Yes			24 wheelchair van trips/year	See service-specific FN	CN & MN
New Jersey
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
New Mexico
Yes			Transportation to pharmacy for prescription pick-up not covered	See service-specific FN	CN
New York
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
North Carolina
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN & MN
North Dakota
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Ohio
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN
Oklahoma
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN
Oregon
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	A - See state-specific FN
Pennsylvania
Yes	$.50-$3/service, depending on payment			See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Rhode Island
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN - see state-specific FN
South Carolina
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN
South Dakota
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN
Tennessee
Yes					A & B - See state-specific FN
Texas
Yes		Specified services		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Utah
Yes				See service-specific FN	A - See state-specific FN
Vermont
Yes				See service-specific FN	A - See state-specific FN
Virginia
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Washington
Yes		Yes		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
West Virginia
Yes		Yes	A - 10 one-way trips/year	See service-specific FN	A & B
Wisconsin
Yes	$1/trip in specialized medical vehicle	Long trips		See service-specific FN	CN & MN
Wyoming
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN
American Samoa
Yes					See territory-specific FN
Guam
No
Northern Mariana Islands
Yes					CN & MN - See territory-specific FN
Puerto Rico
No
Virgin Islands
Yes				See service-specific FN	CN

Definition/Notes: Link to Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services Footnote


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