South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:16 - Covered medical services
Chapter 67:16:49 - NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAVEL SERVICES
Section 67:16:49:03 - Covered services

(1) Mileage if the transportation is outside the recipient's city of residence and provided when all other means of available transportation are of the same or greater cost and the availability of transportation at no cost to the department does not exist;

(2) Mileage when the transportation is outside the recipient's city of residence to transport a recipient who is being discharged from a hospital or medical facility;

(3) Mileage driven by a volunteer driver who lives in another city and drives to the recipient's city of residence to transport the recipient when there is no other means of transporting the recipient;

(4) Mileage if the transportation is outside the recipient's city of residence and the escort or volunteer driver is returning to the point of origin after delivering the recipient to a medical provider;

(5) Mileage driven by a parent or guardian to travel to visit a child who is in a hospital or medical facility and receiving medically necessary services covered under article 67:16 or chapter 67:46:10 and the travel is necessary to meet the requirements of the child's service care plan;

(6) Lodging for travel to or from a medical provider if the provider is at least 150 miles from the recipient's city of residence and travel is to obtain specialty care or treatment that results in an overnight stay. Lodging is limited to 14 days for each medical stay unless the department prior authorizes additional days. A recipient may not receive reimbursement for lodging for days the recipient is an inpatient in a hospital or medical facility; and

(7) Meals for travel to or from a medical provider if the provider is outside the recipient's city of residence and travel is to obtain specialty care or treatment that results in an overnight stay. Meals are limited to 14 days for each medical stay unless the department prior authorizes additional days. A recipient may not receive reimbursement for meals for days the recipient is an inpatient in a hospital or medical facility.

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.