Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 120 - Medicaid Coverage; Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies; Durable Medical Equipment; Prosthetics and Orthotics Transportation Services
Article 3 - Transportation and Accommodation Services
7 AAC 120.490 - Definitions

(1) "ambulance" means any privately or publicly owned vehicle that is regularly provided or offered to be provided for the emergency transportation of a person suffering from illness, injury, or disability and licensed by the department or local licensing body; police, fire, funeral home, and other vehicles that serve a dual purpose, one of which meets this definition, also may be considered ambulances;

(2) "emergency transportation" means the transportation necessary immediately when a sudden, unexpected occurrence creates a medical emergency;

(3) "escort" means a person who accompanies a recipient to or from a source of medical care; the purpose of the escort accompanying a recipient may be the result of medical necessity or may be due to the age or physical or mental capacity of the recipient; the escort may be medically trained, but medical training is not required; an escort is not compensated by the department;

(4) "food and lodging" means meals and sleeping facilities for the recipient, escort, or both, while the recipient is receiving medical care at a facility away from the place where the recipient regularly resides; "food and lodging" does not include

(5) "medical transportation" means transportation for medical purposes to and from any source of medical care or between medical facilities, food and lodging incidental to such transportation for both recipients and escorts when needed, and accommodations provided by prematernal homes;

(6) "prematernal home" means home-like or dormitory-style accommodations that

(7) "provider of transportation" means