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Extended Care Health Option (ECHO)
Chapter 9
Section 11.1
Transportation
Issue Date: January 23, 1984
Copyright: CPT
only © 2006 American Medical Association (or such other date of
publication of CPT).
All Rights Reserved.
Revision:
1.0 CPT
PROCEDURE CODE
99082: Unusual travel
2.0 HCPCS
PROCEDURE CODES
Level II Codes A0100 - A0140,
A0170
3.0 POLICY
3.1 Transportation
of an institutionalized Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) beneficiary
to or from a facility or institution to receive otherwise allowable
services or items through the ECHO may be cost-shared.
3.2 Transportation
of an accompanying medical attendant to ensure the safe transport
of the ECHO beneficiary may be cost-shared.
3.3 A public
facility use certification is not required for the transportation
unless the care is being provided by the public facility.
3.4 The reimbursement
rate for the use of a privately-owned vehicle, regardless of the
number of ECHO family members being transported, is limited to the
Federal Government employee mileage reimbursement rate in effect
on the trip date.
3.5 Transportation by means other
than a privately-owned vehicle will be reimbursed on the basis of
actual costs.
4.0 EFFECTIVE
DATE
September 1, 2005.
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