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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AO45 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: State Option To Establish Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program (CMS-2234-F) 
Abstract: Enactment of section 6083 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) amends section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (the Act) by adding a new section 1902(a)(70) that provides States with the ability to establish, under the State plan, a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) brokerage program. Such a program may be managed through a contract with a broker(s) as a method of assuring NEMT services for beneficiaries who need access to medical care but have no other means of transportation. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 440   
Legal Authority: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (PL 109-171), sec 6083   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    02/08/2006 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/24/2007  72 FR 48604   
Final Action  12/19/2008  73 FR 77519   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Frances Crystal
Director, Family and Children's Health Programs Group
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicaid State Operations, Mailstop S2-01-16, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-1195
Email: frances.crystal@cms.hhs.gov