,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #aidj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjad,mr4 
,frank5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,leahy7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide         
reimbursem5t "u ! ,m$icaid program to   
individuals & entities t provide        
volunt>y non-em]g5cy m$ical             
transportation to ,m$icaid b5efici>ies =
 exp5ses relat$ to no-load travel4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,recruit+ ,individuals to ,drive ,our   
,eld]s ,act ( #bjad or ! ,,ride ,act (  
#bjad4  #b4 ,reimbursem5t = no-load     
travel co/s incurr$ by volunte]s provid+
 non-em]g5cy m$ical transportation to   
,m$icaid b5efici>ies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices %all publi% an int]im   
f9al rule to revise ! ,m$icaid          
transportation regulations at sections  
#dca4ec & #ddj4agj ( title #db1 ,code ( 

,f$]al ,regulations1 z necess>y1 to all[
 a ,/ate plan = m$ical assi/ance "u     
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
to provide1 at ! option ( ! ,/ate1      
reimbursem5t = co/s attributable to     
provid+ no-load volunte] travel s]vices 
to individuals eligible = m$ical        
assi/ance "u ! ,/ate plan :o require    
transportation to receive non-em]g5cy   
m$ical treatm5t4  7b7 ,no-,load volunte]
 travel s]vice ,= purposes ( subsection 
7a71 ! t]m no-load volunte] travel      
s]vice means travel s]vices t-- 7#a7 are
 provid$ by a p]son :o1 z det]m9$ by a  
,/ate1 local1 or tribal gov]nm5t1       
provides su* s]vices on a volunte] basis
 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z a        
volunte]72 &  7#b7 are necess>y = !     
volunte] to-- 7,a7 travel f ! orig9at+  
location ( ! volunte] to ! location ( an
 individual :o is eligible = m$ical     
assi/ance "u ! ,/ate ,m$icaid plan &    
requires transportation to receive      
non-em]g5cy m$ical treatm5t 7includ+1 = 
purposes ( an individual :o reque/$     

transportation to receive non-em]g5cy   
m$ical treatm5t & subsequ5tly refus$ su*
 transportation or 0 n pres5t at !      
reque/$ pick-up location1 any travel t  
is necess>y = ! volunte] to return to _!
 orig9at+ location72  7,b7 = purposes ( 
an individual :o has be5 provid$        
transportation by ! volunte] to receive 
non-em]g5cy m$ical treatm5t & is requir$
 to rema9 at ! treatm5t location        
ov]night or = an ext5d$ p]iod ( "t 7z   
det]m9$ appropriate by a ,/ate1 local1  
or tribal gov]nm5t71 return to !        
orig9at+ location ( ! volunte] &1 foll[+
 ! completion ( su* treatm5t1 travel    
back to ! treatm5t location2 &  7,c7    
foll[+ any transportation t is necess>y 
to return an individual :o has receiv$  
non-em]g5cy m$ical treatm5t to _!       
pick-up location1 return to ! orig9at+  
location ( ! volunte]4