Friends & Family - Self Transport
Program
YCCAC can
reimburse mileage and tolls to persons with current
MaineCare eligibility who drive themselves, or have
a friend or family member drive them to eligible medical
appointments. The current rate is $.22 per mile. (Subject
to change by MaineCare.)
How Do I Get
Started?
To be reimbursed for transportation mileage,
you must do the following:
1. Call or come in
2. Complete a brief application, first
time only - it can be done over the telephone.
3. We will give you mileage
and verification forms, and information about how to
submit them.
How Do I Schedule
a Trip?
Once you have completed an application on your
first call or visit to our office, follow steps 4-7.
4. Call
us: Contact the Transportation Program prior
to taking any trip for which you are requesting reimbursement.
5. Let
us know who is being transported, the name
and address of the doctor or medical provider being
seen, and the date the trip is scheduled.
6. Out
of State Trip? Be sure to tell us if your trip
is "out of state". We'll need additional information
and time before the trip to get prior authorization from DHHS.
7. Verification: Get verification
(a signature) from the clinic, doctor's office or other
medical appointment for which the trip was made. These
verification forms must
be submitted with your voucher.
8. Parking
& Tolls: If you pay tolls or parking fees
on your trip, GET RECEIPTS
and submit the originals with your voucher. They must
have a date, the amount
paid, and MUST be turned in with the voucher. Late receipts
cannot be accepted.
9. What
Miles Are Covered? MaineCare rules say friends
or family members transporting
a MaineCare eligible person will be paid for mileage
only while that person
is actually in the car. If they drop the person off
and return later, only
the mileage when the person is in the car will be covered.
The driver must always take the shortest
route.
10.
Who Gets Reimbursed, the Rider or the Driver?
The Friends & Family Program
will issue a check to the MaineCare eligible person
only (or a parent/guardian
for a child). It is up to them to distribute the funds
to their driver. Reimbursement
takes approximately 2 weeks to process.
11.
What Types of trips are covered? The following
is a list of health services for
which a MaineCare recipient may request reimbursement
for transportation expenses.
Only health care services listed here are eligible
for reimbursement. (Subject
to change by MaineCare)
