(b) Payments for wheelchair van services shall consist of the following components:

1. (1) A base rate, which shall:

   1. a. Include the first 5 miles of travel;
   2. b. Be paid once only for a single one-way trip or round trip; and
   3. c. Be paid twice for 2 one-way trips for the same recipient on the same day;

2. (2) A mileage rate, which shall:

   1. a. Be based on the most direct route to and from a destination, and not necessarily the route used;

   2. b. Be paid for loaded miles only, which:

      1. 1. Shall be the distance traveled while transporting recipients from a pick-up point to a drop-off point; and
      2. 2. Does not include mileage incurred on the way to pick up a recipient or after dropping off a recipient;
   3. c. Not include the first 5 miles; and
   4. d. Be paid only once per trip regardless of the number of recipients transported; and
3. (3) A payment for the wait time described in He-W 573.05(b).

(d) The wheelchair van provider shall maintain supporting records, in accordance with He-W 573.08 and He-W 520.03.

Source. #8563, eff 2-7-06; ss by #10605, eff 5-23-14

REVISION NOTE He-W 574:

Document #14393, effective 10-1-25, made extensive changes to the wording and numbering of part He-W 547 Non-Emergency Medical Transportation. Document #14393 repealed content, including removing the definitions for “commissioner”, “general medical transportation”, “out of area”, “point of origin”, “recipient driver”, and “volunteer”, and also repealed former section He-W 574.09 Extenuating Circumstances.