Institution to Institution

10.3.2 - Institution to Institution (Rev. 14, 05-28-04) A3-3114.C.2, HO-236.3.B Occasionally, the institution to which the patient is initially taken is found to have inadequate or unavailable facilities to provide the required care, and the patient is then transported to a second institution having appropriate facilities. In such cases, transportation by ambulance to both institutions would be covered to the extent of the mileage to be the nearest institution with appropriate facilities. Responsibility for payment would follow the rules in § 10.3.3. In these cases, transportation from such second institution to the patient's home could be covered if the home is within the locality served by that institution, or the locality served by the first institution to which the patient was taken.