Section He-W 573.13 - Payment for Services(a) Payments for wheelchair van services shall be made in accordance with rates established by the department, in accordance with RSA 161:4, VI(a) .(b) Payments for wheelchair van services shall consist of the following components: (1) A base rate, which shall: a. Include the first 5 miles of travel;b. Be paid once only for a single one-way trip or round trip; andc. Be paid twice for 2 one-way trips for the same recipient on the same day;(2) A mileage rate, which shall: a. Be based on the most direct route to and from a destination, and not necessarily the route used;b. Be paid for loaded miles only, which: 1.Shall be the distance traveled while transporting recipients from a pick-up point to a drop-off point; and
2.Does not include mileage incurred on the way to pick up a recipient or after dropping off a recipient;
c. Not include the first 5 miles; andd. Be paid only once per trip regardless of the number of recipients transported; and (3) A payment for the wait time described in He-W 573.05(b) . (c) The wheelchair van provider shall submit claims for payment to the department's fiscal agent.(d) The wheelchair van provider shall maintain supporting records, in accordance with He-W 573.08 and He-W 520.03.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 573.13
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10605, Effective 5/23/2014, Expires 5/23/2024.