- (1) The Title XIX (Medicaid) Plan for Alabama provides for transportation of eligible recipients to and from sources of medical care. Service will be provided either as a benefit or as an administrative expense through methods ranging from voluntary no-cost to paid ambulance transportation.
(2) The approved plan includes:
- (a) Reimbursement of ambulance service for emergency and nonemergency situations without prior approval and special situations with preauthorization given by Alabama Medicaid Agency; and
- (b) Coordination with the Department of Human Resources to conduct a program within the counties to arrange for transportation from existing recognized nonprofit volunteer groups.
Author: R. Dale Boyles
Statutory Authority: State Plan; 42 C.F.R. §401 et seq.; Title XIX, Social Security Act.
History: Rule effective October 1, 1982. Emergency rule effective June 28, 1991. Amended: Effective October 12, 1991. Amended: Filed July 7, 1994; effective August 12, 1994.