Section 5164.96 - Ground emergency medical transportation supplemental payment program(A) As used in this section, "ground emergency medical transportation service provider" means a public emergency medical service organization as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) The medicaid director shall submit a medicaid state plan amendment to the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services seeking authorization to establish and administer a supplemental payment program to provide supplemental medicaid payments to eligible ground emergency medical transportation service providers. If approved, the medicaid director shall establish and administer the program.(2) To be eligible to receive payments under the supplemental payment program, a ground emergency medical transportation service provider must hold a valid medicaid provider agreement and provide emergency medical transportation services to medicaid recipients.(C) The medicaid director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section.Added by 135th General Assembly, HB 33,§101.01, eff. 10/3/2023.