MA S746

Prior authorizations for non-emergency ambulance and wheelchair van transportation to dialysis, behavioral health services, and post-acute care must be valid for a minimum of 3 business days across all insurance types (state employee plans, Medicaid, commercial insurers, HMOs, and hospital/medical service plans)

MassHealth and its contracted insurers must pay providers at least 2.5 times the current determined rates for specified non-emergency ambulance and wheelchair van transport services when transporting patients to dialysis, behavioral health, and post-acute care

Covered transport services include advanced life support non-emergency transport, basic life support non-emergency transport, wheelchair van transportation, wheelchair transport with loaded mileage, and wheelchair transport with patient attendant or escort

Health Policy Commission must study the adequacy of MassHealth and commercial carrier reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation, including examination of workforce impacts from minimum wage increases and competition from for-profit industries