Rule 23-205-1.7 - TransportationA. The hospice provider must: 1. Provide transportation for medical services relating to the terminal illness and related conditions after the admission to the hospice,2. Provide transportation from the hospital to the beneficiary's residence or to a freestanding hospice facility during a period of hospitalization after election of the hospice benefit.3. Arrange for non-emergency transportation through the non-emergency transportation (NET) broker program when the hospice beneficiary requires or requests transportation for services that are not palliative in nature or for transportation services unrelated to the terminal illness and related conditions.B. Transportation is not covered under the hospice benefit when: 1. The hospice beneficiary calls 911 for ambulance/medical assistance for the terminal illness or related conditions, or2. The hospice beneficiary requires or requests transportation for medical services that are not palliative in nature or are unrelated to the terminal illness or related conditions.23 Miss. Code. R. 205-1.7
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121.