§ 40:1257.1 As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section:
§ 40:1257.2 A. The Medicaid program of this state shall include nonemergency medical transportation services, referred to hereafter in this Part as “NEMT services”. The purpose of NEMT services
§ 40:1257.3 No healthcare provider shall contract with or hire a transportation company to provide NEMT services if that company does not meet local, city, and state requirements to provide none
§ 40:1257.4 The department shall promulgate in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act all such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Part.

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 5-D > Subchapter E > Part VI - Nonemergency Medical Transportation

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1257.1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Healthcare provider: means a person, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, facility, or institution that provides healthcare or professional services to individuals enrolled in the Medicaid program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1257.1
  • Medicaid: means the medical assistance program provided for in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1257.1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.