1E Authorizing the commissioner of human services to engage in competitive
bidding for medical assistance (MA) nonemergency medical transportation level of
need determinations and disbursements, prohibiting the commissioner from
utilizing volume purchases through competitive bidding and negotiation for
special transportation services; requiring health care professional
determination of level of need nonemergency medical transportation; extending
covered services transportation costs to skilled nursing facility residents;
specifying special transportation provider route directives; modifying
reimbursement rates
(je)