The rate of payment for secure medical transportation services is limited to the lesser of the provider's usual and customary charge or the fee contained on the department's fee schedule website.

Mileage may only be claimed for trips outside the city limits. To be eligible for loaded mileage for trips outside the city limits, the provider must have legal authority to operate outside the city limits.

Payment for secure medical transportation services outside the city limits includes the applicable trip fee as indicated in this section and loaded mileage calculated from the point the trip goes outside the city limits to the destination. Only one mileage allowance is payable for each trip regardless of the number of passengers.

The procedures and associated rates of payment are subject to review and amendment under the provisions of § 67:16:01:28.

Source: 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 16 SDR 234, effective July 1, 1990; 17 SDR 201, effective July 1, 1991; 19 SDR 26, effective August 23, 1992; 20 SDR 214, effective June 20, 1994; 22 SDR 94, effective January 10, 1996; 25 SDR 83, effective December 15, 1998; 26 SDR 157, effective June 7, 2000; 35 SDR 253, effective May 12, 2009; 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1 (1)(2) .

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1 (1)(2) , 28-6-1.1.

Prior versions effective: 2015-10-13, 2009-05-12.