Section 405IAC5-30-7. Intrastate commercial ambulatory services

   Intrastate commercial ambulatory services are reimbursable when an ambulatory member must travel to or from an Indiana Medicaid covered service. Commercial ambulatory services are those services provided to ambulatory members by any means other than the services described in sections 8 through 10 of this rule. This classification includes profit and not-for-profit entities using van, taxi, or bus type vehicles. Commercial ambulatory services are subject to maximum allowable fees. Reimbursement is available as follows:

(1) Taxi providers operating within their legal boundaries in accordance with state law whose rates are regulated by local ordinance must bill the lower of their metered or zoned rate, as established by local ordinance, or the maximum allowed rate.

(2) Taxi providers operating within their legal boundaries in accordance with state law whose rates are not regulated by local ordinance are reimbursed the lower of their submitted charge or a maximum allowable fee based on trip length.

(3) No additional mileage payments above the maximum rate are available for taxi services.

(4) Nontaxi commercial ambulatory service providers are reimbursed a base rate for all trips regardless of trip length, plus mileage payments for loaded miles in excess of a specified number of miles as determined by the state.

(5) The first thirty (30) minutes of waiting time is not covered by Medicaid. Waiting time is covered only when the member must travel fifty (50) miles or more one (1) way and prior authorization has been obtained from the Medicaid contractor. Waiting time is reimbursable only for those cases in which the vehicle is parked outside the provider of medical service awaiting the return of the member to the vehicle.

(Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 5-30-7; filed Jul 25, 1997, 4:00 p.m.: 20 IR 3359; readopted filed Jun 27, 2001, 9:40 a.m.: 24 IR 3822; readopted filed Sep 19, 2007, 12:16 p.m.: 20071010-IR-405070311RFA; readopted filed Oct 28, 2013, 3:18 p.m.: 20131127-IR-405130241RFA; filed Aug 1, 2016, 3:44 p.m.: 20160831-IR-405150418FRA)