Medicare Financial Management Manual (Pub. 100-06), Ch. 1 § 390
Travel Costs - (Rev. 1, 08-30-02)
390 - Travel Costs - (Rev. 1, 08-30-02)
A1-1120, B1-4120
Travel costs are generally limited to the rates as set forth in the Federal Travel
Regulations (FTR). See FAR 31.205-46 for complete information, limitations, and
exceptions. The FTR per diem limits from January 1995 to present can be found at the
GSA website: www.policyworks.gov under the Office of Government-wide Policy. Only
the most current mileage rate for use of privately owned automobiles is included on this
website. Mileage rates for prior periods are listed below:
Period
Rate
September 17, 1989 to June 29, 1991
24 cents per mile
June 30, 1991 to December 31, 1995
25 cents per mile
January 1, 1995 to June 6, 1996
30 cents per mile
June 7, 1996 to January 13, 2000
31 cents per mile
January 14, 2000
32 cents per mile