Section 16.03.09.870 - NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES: DEFINITIONSFor the purposes of Sections 870 through 879 of these rules, the following definitions apply.
01.Contracted Transportation Provider. A non-emergency medical transportation provider who is under contract with the transportation broker to provide non-emergency medical transportation for Medicaid participants.02.Individual Contracted Transportation Provider. An individual who is under contract with the transportation broker to provide non-emergency medical transportation for a Medicaid participant in the provider's personal vehicle.03.Non-Emergency Medical Transportation. Non-emergency medical transportation is transportation that is:a. Not of an emergency nature; andb. Required for a Medicaid participant to access medically necessary services covered by Medicaid when the participant's own transportation resources, family transportation resources, or community transportation resources do not allow the participant to reach those services.04.Transportation Broker. An entity under contract with the Department to administer, coordinate, and manage a statewide network of non-emergency medical transportation providers.05.Travel-Related Services. Travel-related services are meals, lodging, and attendant care required for non-emergency medical transportation to be completed for a Medicaid participant.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.09.870