Sec. 533.002571. DELIVERY OF NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO CERTAIN MEDICAID RECIPIENTS THROUGH MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION. (a) In this section:
(1) "Nonemergency transportation service" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.02414.
(2) "Nonmedical transportation service" and "transportation network company" have the meanings assigned by Section 533.00258.
(b) The commission shall require each Medicaid managed care organization to arrange and provide nonemergency transportation services to a recipient enrolled in a managed care plan offered by the organization using the most cost-effective and cost-efficient method of delivery, including by delivering nonmedical transportation services through a transportation network company or other transportation vendor as provided by Section 533.002581, if available and medically appropriate. The commission shall supervise the provision of the services.
(c) Subject to Subsection (d), the executive commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to ensure the safe and efficient provision of nonemergency transportation services by a Medicaid managed care organization under this section.
(d) A Medicaid managed care organization may subcontract with a transportation network company to provide nonemergency transportation services under this section. A rule or other requirement adopted by the executive commissioner under Subsection (c) or Section 531.02414 does not apply to the subcontracted transportation network company or a motor vehicle operator who is part of the company's network. The commission or the Medicaid managed care organization may not require a motor vehicle operator who is part of the subcontracted transportation network company's network to enroll as a Medicaid provider to provide services under this section.
(e) The commission or a Medicaid managed care organization that subcontracts with a transportation network company under Subsection (d) may require the transportation network company or a motor vehicle operator who provides services under this section to be periodically screened against the list of excluded individuals and entities maintained by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, a motor vehicle operator who is part of the network of a transportation network company that subcontracts with a Medicaid managed care organization under Subsection (d) and who satisfies the driver requirements in Section 2402.107, Occupations Code, is qualified to provide services under this section. The commission and the Medicaid managed care organization may not impose any additional requirements on a motor vehicle operator who satisfies the driver requirements in Section 2402.107, Occupations Code, to provide services under this section.
(g) For purposes of this section and notwithstanding Section 2402.111(a)(2)(A), Occupations Code, a motor vehicle operator who provides services under this section may use a wheelchair-accessible vehicle equipped with a lift or ramp that is capable of transporting passengers using a fixed-frame wheelchair in the cabin of the vehicle if the vehicle otherwise meets the requirements of Section 2402.111, Occupations Code.
(h) The commission may temporarily waive the applicability of Subsection (b) to a Medicaid managed care organization as necessary based on the results of a review conducted under Section 533.007 and until enrollment of recipients in a managed care plan offered by the organization is permitted under that section.
(i) The commission shall extend a contract for the provision of nonemergency transportation services under Section 533.00257 or other law as necessary until the requirements of this section are implemented with respect to each Medicaid managed care organization. This subsection expires September 1, 2023.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1235 (H.B. 1576), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Health and Human Services
Chapter 533 - Medicaid Managed Care Program
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 533.0025. Delivery of Services
Section 533.00253. Star Kids Medicaid Managed Care Program
Section 533.00254. Star Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee
Section 533.00255. Behavioral Health and Physical Health Services Network
Section 533.002551. Monitoring of Compliance With Behavioral Health Integration
Section 533.002553. Behavioral Health Services Provided Through Third Party or Subsidiary
Section 533.00256. Managed Care Clinical Improvement Program
Section 533.00258. Nonmedical Transportation Services Under Medicaid Managed Care Program
Section 533.0027. Procedures to Ensure Certain Recipients Are Enrolled in Same Managed Care Plan
Section 533.0028. Evaluation of Certain Star + Plus Medicaid Managed Care Program Services
Section 533.00281. Utilization Review for Star + Plus Medicaid Managed Care Organizations
Section 533.00282. Utilization Review and Prior Authorization Procedures
Section 533.002821. Prior Authorization Procedures for Hospitalized Recipient
Section 533.00283. Annual Review of Prior Authorization Requirements
Section 533.002841. Maximum Period for Prior Authorization Decision; Access to Care
Section 533.0029. Promotion and Principles of Patient-Centered Medical Homes for Recipients
Section 533.003. Considerations in Awarding Contracts
Section 533.0031. Medicaid Managed Care Plan Accreditation
Section 533.0035. Certification by Commission
Section 533.004. Mandatory Contracts
Section 533.005. Required Contract Provisions
Section 533.0051. Performance Measures and Incentives for Value-Based Contracts
Section 533.00511. Quality-Based Enrollment Incentive Program for Managed Care Organizations
Section 533.00515. Medication Therapy Management
Section 533.0052. Star Health Program: Trauma-Informed Care Training
Section 533.00521. Star Health Program: Health Care for Foster Children
Section 533.00522. Star Health Program: Mental Health Providers
Section 533.0053. Compliance With Texas Health Steps
Section 533.00531. Medicaid Benefits for Certain Children Formerly in Foster Care
Section 533.0054. Health Screening Requirements for Enrollee Under Star Health Program
Section 533.0055. Provider Protection Plan
Section 533.0056. Star Health Program: Notification of Placement Change
Section 533.006. Provider Networks
Section 533.0061. Provider Access Standards; Report
Section 533.0062. Penalties and Other Remedies for Failure to Comply With Provider Access Standards
Section 533.0063. Provider Network Directories
Section 533.0064. Expedited Credentialing Process for Certain Providers
Section 533.0065. Frequency of Provider Credentialing
Section 533.0066. Provider Incentives
Section 533.0067. Eye Health Care Service Providers
Section 533.007. Contract Compliance
Section 533.0071. Administration of Contracts
Section 533.0072. Internet Posting of Sanctions Imposed for Contractual Violations
Section 533.0073. Medical Director Qualifications
Section 533.0075. Recipient Enrollment
Section 533.00751. Recipient Directory
Section 533.0076. Limitations on Recipient Disenrollment
Section 533.0077. Statewide Effort to Promote Maintenance of Eligibility
Section 533.008. Marketing Guidelines
Section 533.009. Special Disease Management
Section 533.010. Special Protocols
Section 533.011. Public Notice
Section 533.012. Information for Fraud Control
Section 533.013. Premium Payment Rate Determination; Review and Comment
Section 533.0131. Use of Encounter Data in Determining Premium Payment Rates
Section 533.01315. Reimbursement for Services Provided Outside of Regular Business Hours
Section 533.014. Profit Sharing
Section 533.015. Coordination of External Oversight Activities
Section 533.016. Provider Reporting of Encounter Data
Section 533.0161. Monitoring of Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Certain Children
Section 533.017. Qualifications of Certifier of Encounter Data
Section 533.018. Certification of Encounter Data
Section 533.019. Value-Added Services
Section 533.020. Managed Care Organizations: Fiscal Solvency and Complaint System Guidelines
Section 533.038. Coordination of Benefits; Continuity of Specialty Care for Certain Recipients
Section 533.039. Delivery of Benefits Using Telecommunications and Information Technology