- (1) Eligible recipients must receive the least expensive appropriate transportation that does not endanger their health, to facilities that are accessible and appropriate for Medicaid covered medical services for which a recipient has available benefits.
- (2) Recipients who request out-of-state transportation to medical facilities must have a physician submit to the Alabama Medicaid Agency a physician’s statement which justifies the need for medical services out-of-state and that such services cannot be obtained in-state.
Author: Dorothy Powell, Associate Director, Non-Emergency Transportation Program
Statutory Authority: State Plan; 42 C.F.R. §431.53; Title XIX, Social Security Act.
History: New Rule: Filed February 7, 1996; effective March 14, 1996. Amended: Filed August 11, 2010; effective September 15, 2010.