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(a) The commission shall require each Medicaid managed care organization to arrange for the provision of nonmedical transportation services to a recipient enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan offered by the organization.
(b) A Medicaid managed care organization may contract with a transportation vendor or other third party to arrange for the provision of nonmedical transportation services. If a Medicaid managed care organization contracts with a third party that is not a transportation vendor to arrange for the provision of nonmedical transportation services, the third party shall contract with a transportation vendor to deliver the nonmedical transportation services.
(c) A Medicaid managed care organization that contracts with a transportation vendor or other third party to arrange for the provision of nonmedical transportation services shall ensure the effective sharing and integration of service coordination, service authorization, and utilization management data between the managed care organization and the transportation vendor or third party.
(d) The commission may waive the applicability of Subsection (a) to a Medicaid managed care organization for not more than three months as necessary based on the results of a review conducted under Sections 540.0207 and 540.0209 and until enrollment of recipients in a Medicaid managed care plan offered by the organization is permitted under that section. (Gov. Code, Secs. 533.002581(c), (d), (e), (h).)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 540A.0151. Delivery of Nonmedical Transportation Services Through Medicaid Managed Care Organization - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-540a-0151/
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