Ohio Code 5164.96 – Ground emergency medical transportation supplemental payment program
(A) As used in this section, “ground emergency medical transportation service provider” means a public emergency medical service organization as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5164.96
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- medicaid provider: includes a person or government entity applying for a provider agreement, a former medicaid provider, or both. See Ohio Code 5164.01
- Medicaid services: means either or both of the following:
(1) Mandatory services;
(2) Optional services that the medicaid program covers. See Ohio Code 5164.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B)(1) The medicaid director shall submit a medicaid state plan amendment to the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services seeking authorization to establish and administer a supplemental payment program to provide supplemental medicaid payments to eligible ground emergency medical transportation service providers. If approved, the medicaid director shall establish and administer the program.
(2) To be eligible to receive payments under the supplemental payment program, a ground emergency medical transportation service provider must hold a valid medicaid provider agreement and provide emergency medical transportation services to medicaid recipients.
(C) The medicaid director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code to implement this section.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 5:09 PM