LAC 50:XXVII.519. Transportation Network Company Requirements

A. All TNCs must comply with applicable federal requirements. B. No driver shall provide NEMT services to a beneficiary through a TNC prior to the completion of a criminal background check that comports with the requirement for such background checks provided R.S.40:1203.1 et seq. or 48:2199. C. Prior to facilitating NEMT services for Medicaid beneficiaries, a TNC shall be under contract with either: 1. an MCO as defined in 42 CFR 438.2, or its subcontracted transportation broker; 2. the department, or its subcontracted transportation broker. D. TNCs, drivers, and vehicles are subject to the provisions of R.S. 45:201.1 - 45.201.13. E. Aside from city and parish non-emergency medical transportation program rules, the provisions of R.S. 48:2205 shall apply to the regulation of companies, drivers, and vehicles facilitating or providing NEMT services as authorized in R.S. 40:1257.5.