5-018.02 Need for Service

Department staff must determine a client has the need for transportation services.  Transportation services are not provided based on the demand of the client.  Need for a service implies that the provision of that service will assist the client in achieving program outcomes.  Eligible clients must:

 

1. Have no access to a working licensed vehicle or a valid driver’s license;

2. Be unable to drive due to physical or cognitive limitation;

3. Be unable to secure transportation from relatives, friends, or other organizations at no cost; or

4. Require transportation in relationship to one or more of the transportation components in 473 NAC 5-018.03.

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5-018.02A Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees

5-018.02B Medicaid Mental Health Managed Care Enrollees

5-018.02C Residents of Nursing Facilities or ICF/MR's