South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:16 - Covered medical services
Chapter 67:16:25 - Transportation services
Section 67:16:25:04 - Secure medical transportation - Covered services

A participating secure medical transportation provider is eligible to receive payment for nonemergency transportation services. Recipients being transported must be confined to a wheelchair or must require transportation on a stretcher. Transportation must be from the recipient's home, place of work, or school to a medical provider for diagnosis or treatment, between medical providers when necessary, or from a medical provider to the recipient's home, place of work, or school.

At its discretion, the department may pay for transportation services not meeting the conditions of this section if paying for the services results in an overall cost savings for the department.

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(2)(4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(2)(4).