SB 302 — Nonemergency Medical Transportation Services

Florida Senate - 2019 CS for CS for SB 302 By the CommitteeCommittees on HealthRules; Policy;

and SenatorHealth BrandesPolicy; 588-02478-19 2019302c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to nonemergency medical transportation services;

and Senator Brandes 595-04845-19 2019302c2 A bill to be entitled An act relating to nonemergency medical transportation services;

authorizing Medicaidcertain nonemergency transportation servicesnetwork tocompanies be provided to aprovide Medicaidnonemergency recipientmedical by certain transportation networkservices companiesto ora transportationMedicaid brokers,recipient subjectunder to compliance with certain requirements;circumstances;

requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to update certainits regulations, policies, or other guidance by a specified date;date to reflect such authorization;

providing thatlimitations theon requirements for transportation network companies and transportation network company driversdrivers; may not exceed specified requirements, except as necessary to conform to federal Medicaid transportation requirements administered by the agency;

amending s.

401.25, F.S.;

authorizing a licensed basic life support or licensed advanced life support ambulance service to provide nonemergency Medicaid transportation in permitted ambulances in any county at the request of a certain eligible plan;

2315 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

2517 Section 1. Section 316.87, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

(2)(a) Subject(2) Subject to compliance with any applicable state and federal Medicaid requirements, a transportation network company underthat: contract with a Medicaid managed care plan, a transportation broker under contract with a Medicaid managed care plan, a transportation broker under direct contract with the Agency for Health Care Administration, or a transportation network company that receives referrals from a transportation broker contracting with Medicaid managed care plans or the Agency for Health Care Administration may provide Medicaid nonemergency transportation services to a Medicaid recipient.

The(a) Is Agencyunder forcontract Healthwith Carea AdministrationMedicaid shallmanaged updatecare anyplan; regulations, policies, or other guidance, including the Non Emergency Transportation Services Coverage Policy, as necessary to reflect this authorization by October 1, 2019.

(b) Is under contract with a transportation broker under contract with a Medicaid managed care plan;

(c) Is under contract with a transportation broker under contract with the Agency for Health Care Administration;

or (d) Receives referrals from a transportation broker under contract with a Medicaid managed care plan or the Agency for Health Care Administration, 43 may provide nonemergency medical transportation services under ss.

409.905 and 409.973 to a Medicaid recipient if all drivers and prospective drivers are screened pursuant to the procedures set forth in s.

435.03 or functionally equivalent procedures, as determined by the Agency for Health Care Administration.

By October 1, 2019, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall update its regulations, policies, or other guidance, including its Medicaid Non-Emergency Transportation Services Coverage Policy, as necessary, to reflect this authorization.

627.748, except as necessary to conform to other applicable state and federal Medicaid transportation requirements administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration.

(b) This(3) Subsection subsection(2) may not be construed toto: expand or limit the existing transportation benefit provided to Medicaid recipients or to require a Medicaid managed care plan to contract with a transportation network company or a transportation broker.

Section(a) Expand 2. Subsectionor (8)limit isthe addedtransportation benefits provided to sectionMedicaid 401.25,recipients Floridaor Statutes,to require a Medicaid managed care plan to read:contract with a transportation network company or transportation broker.

401.25 Licensure(b) Exempt asany aperson, basicfirm, lifecorporation, supportassociation, or angovernmental entity that engages in the business or service of providing advanced life support service.—or (8) Atbasic thelife requestsupport oftransportation anservices eligiblefrom planthe aslicensure definedrequirements provided in s.

409.962401.25. which administers the nonemergency Medicaid transportation benefit, the plan’s subcontracted transportation broker, or a transportation broker that administers the nonemergency Medicaid transportation benefit for the Agency for Health Care Administration, a licensed basic life support or licensed advanced life support ambulance service may provide nonemergency Medicaid transportation in permitted ambulances in any county without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity as required in paragraph (2)(d).

Section 3. This2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.