SECTION 380.209. Program Exclusions


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  • The following transportation services are not covered by the Medical Transportation Program (MTP):

    (1) transportation of deceased clients;

    (2) reimbursement for additional travel costs when a client elects to seek care at a more remote facility that is not supported on a Health Care Provider's Statement of Need, Form 3113 or equivalent;

    (3) medical care while clients are being transported;

    (4) emergency or nonemergency ambulance service;

    (5) passenger assistance beyond that which is necessary to ensure that clients enter and leave vehicles safely; and

    (6) transportation services for family members not previously authorized for the specific trip.

Source Note: The provisions of this §380.209 adopted to be effective April 10, 2001, 26 TexReg 2720; amended to be effective May 11, 2003, 28 TexReg 3722; transferred effective March 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register April 30, 2004, 29 TexReg 4267; amended to be effective August 6, 2013, 38 TexReg 4888; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 5731