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When an NEMT Ride Is Interrupted: Crashes, Breakdowns, and What Passengers Should Expect

What happens when an NEMT vehicle crashes, stalls, loses a tire, or has a lift failure? Learn what passengers should expect from 911 decisions and roadside safety to accessible replacement transportation, clear updates, equipment protection, incident reporting, and follow-up.

Oct 419 min read

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Hospital Discharge With an Infectious Condition: COVID-19, C. diff, HIV and Safe NEMT

How should hospitals and NEMT providers transport patients with COVID-19, C. diff, HIV, TB, measles, or other infectious conditions? Learn how medical readiness, transmission route, PPE, privacy, vehicle selection, receiving handoffs, and disease-specific cleaning determine whether ordinary NEMT is appropriate or a higher level of transport is required.

Sep 2719 min read

Who Pays for the Ride? How Healthcare Facilities Fund and Arrange NEMT

A healthcare facility may arrange an NEMT ride without paying for it. Learn how Medicaid, health plans, facility contracts, discharge funds, grants and private payment can fund transportation and why authorization must be confirmed before the vehicle is dispatched.

Sep 2011 min read

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