Human Services Committee
Filed: 3/12/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5613




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5613 on page 2, line 
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7, after "reimburse", by inserting "ground"; and


 
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by replacing lines 24 through 26 on page 5 and lines 1 through 
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19 on page 6 with the following:
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    "Beginning with services rendered on or after July 1, 2008, 
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all providers of non-emergency medi-car and service car 
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transportation must certify that the driver and employee 
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attendant, as applicable, have completed a safety program 
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approved by the Department to protect both the patient and the 
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driver, prior to transporting a patient.
The provider must 
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maintain this certification in its records.  The provider shall 
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produce such documentation upon demand by the Department or its 
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representative.  Failure to produce documentation of such 
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training shall result in recovery of any payments made by the 
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Department for services rendered by a non-certified driver or 
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employee attendant.  Medi-car and service car providers must 
 


 






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maintain legible documentation in their records of the driver 
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and, as applicable, employee attendant that actually 
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transported the patient.  Providers must recertify all drivers 
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and employee attendants every 3 years.
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    Notwithstanding the requirements above, any public 
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transportation provider of medi-car and service car 
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transportation that receives federal funding under 49 U.S.C. 
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5307 and 5311 need not certify its drivers and employee 
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attendants under this Section, since safety training is already 
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federally mandated.".