UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1659
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AN ACT relating to Medicaid-covered nonemergency medical transportation. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 205 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
The cabinet shall be responsible for overseeing and administering nonemergency 5
medical transportation services for Medicaid beneficiaries. In fulfilling its duties under 6
this section, the cabinet shall: 7
(1) Approve individual nonemergency medical transportation vendors throughout the 8
Commonwealth; 9
(2) Ensure that any Medicaid-enrolled provider is approved as a nonemergency 10
medical transportation broker for reimbursement purposes; 11
(3) Establish a process by which any local school district may be approved as a 12
nonemergency medical transportation broker, be eligible to be a reimbursed 13
broker, and provide nonemergency medical transportation services reimbursable 14
under the state's Medicaid program; 15
(4) Establish a process for reimbursing ride-sharing services for providing 16
nonemergency medical transportation to Medicaid-covered services; 17
(5) Establish policies that permit a Medicaid beneficiary to request to add up to one 18
(1) additional stop for additional Medicaid-covered services, including but not 19
limited to requesting a stop for pharmacy services, when utilizing nonemergency 20
medical transportation services; 21
(6) Permit, when possible, same day scheduling for nonemergency medical 22
transportation services; 23
(7) Include information about nonemergency medical transportation benefits on 24
Medicaid membership cards provided to enrollees; and 25
(8) Take full advantage of all federally permitted nonemergency medical 26
transportation flexibilities that have the potential to: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1659
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(a) Improve access to nonemergency medical transportation services; 1
(b) Increase the efficiency of nonemergency medical transport services; 2
(c) Reduce the cost of nonemergency medical transportation services; 3
(d) Improve the quality of nonemergency medical transportation services; or 4
(e) Otherwise improve access to healthcare by Medicaid beneficiaries who are 5
in need of nonemergency medical transportation services. 6