New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-M - Former Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services
Chapter He-M 500 - DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Part He-M 524 - IN-HOME SUPPORTS
Section He-M 524.13 - Non-Medical Transportation

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-M 524.13

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Non-medical transportation services shall be services designed specifically to improve the individual's and the family caregiver's ability to access community activities within their own community in response to needs identified through the individual's service agreement, including, but not limited to:

(1) Orientation service using other services or supports for safe movement from one place to another;

(2) Travel training such as supporting the individual and family in learning how to access and use informal and public transport for independence and community integration;

(3) Transportation service provided by different modalities, including public and community transportation, taxi services, transportation specific to prepaid transportation cards, mileage reimbursement, volunteer transportation, and non-traditional transportation providers; and

(4) Prepaid transportation vouchers and cards.

(b) Payment for non-medical transportation shall be limited to $5,000 annually.

(c) If a family is transporting an individual, payment shall only be made for transportation that is directly related to the child's disability or specific to a provider of transportation to activities determined in the individual service agreement that are not otherwise covered by the NH Medicaid state plan, including early periodic screening, development, and training (EPSDT), and local education authority (LEA).

(d) Youth under the age of 16 shall not be reimbursed for public transportation expenses.

#7891, eff 5-20-03; ss by #9927, INTERIM, eff 5-21-11, EXPIRES: 11-17-11; ss by #10027, eff 11-17-11

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