(1) Persons participating in the human service transportation delivery program that have a level of eligibility that dictates they be transported under a Certificate Type
07 or 08 shall be ensured the freedom of personal choice in selecting either an eligible subcontractor within the delivery area, or the broker for the area if the broker also provides transportation services, to provide the person’s transportation services.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 281.874

  • Broker: means a person selected by the cabinet through a request for proposal process to coordinate human service transportation delivery within a specific delivery area. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Certificate: means a certificate of compliance issued under this chapter to motor carriers. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Delivery area: means one (1) or more regions established by the cabinet in administrative regulations promulgated under KRS Chapter 13A for the purpose of providing human service transportation delivery in that region. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Human service transportation delivery: means the provision of transportation services to any person that is an eligible recipient in one (1) of the following state programs:
    (a) Nonemergency medical transportation under KRS Chapter 205. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010
  • Subcontractor: means a person who has signed a contract with a broker to provide human service transportation delivery within a specific delivery area and who meets human service transportation delivery requirements, including proper operating authority. See Kentucky Statutes 281.010

(2) A person expressing a personal preference under subsection (1) of this section shall contact the broker to arrange transportation services, even if the person is requesting an eligible subcontractor to provide the service. If a person does not express a preference for whom that person wishes to transport the person under subsection (1) of this section, the broker shall determine the eligible subcontractor to provide the service. The broker may select himself or herself if the broker also provides transportation services, however, the broker shall establish a system that fairly and equitably distributes requests for transportation services in the delivery area among the broker and all subcontractors certified to transport Certificate Type 07 or Certificate Type 08.
(3) All brokers shall consider their ability to allow persons with an eligibility level that dictates they be transported under a Certificate Type 02 to request the freedom of personal choice in the selection of who will provide the person’s transportation services. A broker may offer freedom of choice to persons with a Certificate Type
02.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000.