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This bill establishes new requirements for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services regarding nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) for Medicaid beneficiaries. The bill mandates that the cabinet oversee and administer NEMT services by approving transportation vendors, ensuring a wide range of providers can be eligible for reimbursement (including ambulance services, public transit authorities, school districts, and ride-sharing services), and implementing flexible policies to improve transportation access. Specifically, the cabinet must create processes that allow beneficiaries to add additional stops during transportation, permit same-day scheduling when possible, include NEMT information on Medicaid membership cards, and maximize federal flexibilities to improve transportation services. The bill also requires that if federal approval is needed for implementation, the cabinet must request necessary waivers or amendments within 90 days of the Act's effective date and must provide updates to legislative committees about any such requests. The goal is to expand and improve transportation options for Medicaid recipients, making it easier for them to access necessary medical services.

Health and Social Services

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb61.html