2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 281 - MOTOR CARRIERS 281.873 Definitions for this section and KRS 281.874 -- Determination of participants' eligibility for special carriers transport -- Escort or assistance for person receiving transportation delivery services.
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281.873 Definitions for this section and KRS 281.874 -- Determination of
participants' eligibility for special carriers transport -- Escort or
assistance for person receiving transportation delivery services.
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As used in this section and KRS 281.874, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a) "Certificate Type 01" means a private automobile;
(b) "Certificate Type 02" means a taxicab service;
(c) "Certificate Type 03" means a bus service;
(d) "Certificate Type 04" means a nonprofit transit system;
(e) "Certificate Type 07" means a specialty carrier certified to transport
nonemergency, ambulatory disoriented persons;
(f) "Certificate Type 08" means a specialty carrier, using lift-equipped
vehicles in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, certified to
transport nonemergency, nonambulatory persons;
(g) "Level of eligibility" means the specialty transport classification a person
is designated based upon the written recommendation of the person's
personal physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered
nurse, or qualified mental health professional that is used to establish the
type of specialty transport needed for the person; and
(h) "Qualified mental health professional" shall have the same meaning as in
KRS 202A.011.
Except for members of the general public, the level of eligibility shall dictate
both the necessity and the type of special carrier transport for a person
participating in the human service transportation delivery program and shall
ensure the person shall be transported in the appropriate vehicle designed to
accommodate the person's level of eligibility. The broker shall, upon request by
a recipient, provide specialty carrier transportation for a period up to thirty (30)
days without written recommendation of the recipient's personal physician,
physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or qualified mental
health professional. A broker shall be prohibited from changing or altering a
person's level of eligibility and the accompanying certificate type. A broker shall
report questionable specialty classifications to the cabinet.
A parent, guardian, or designee of the parent or guardian shall accompany any
minor under the age of thirteen (13) who is receiving human service
transportation delivery program services. A parent, guardian, or designee of
the parent or guardian may accompany a minor between the ages of thirteen
(13) and seventeen (17) who is receiving human service transportation delivery
program services.
An escort shall not be required for any person aged thirteen (13) or older,
unless the person's physician, physician assistant, advanced practice
registered nurse, or qualified mental health professional has recommended
that the person be transported with an escort based upon one (1) of the
following criteria:
(a) A history of a behavior that has resulted in harm to the person or to
others while receiving human service transportation delivery program
services;
(b) A medical history of a behavior that indicates that the person may be a
danger to himself or herself or others; or
(c) Information that the person may become violent in a transportation setting
from the person's support coordinator, who is providing services under
907 KAR 1:145 or any other Medicaid program, and also from the
person's parent or guardian.
(5) A requirement for an escort under subsection (4) of this section shall be
removed upon the recommendation of the physician, physician assistant,
advanced practice registered nurse, or qualified mental health professional.
(6) If an escort is required under subsection (4) of this section, the transportation
provider shall provide one (1) escort per vehicle to pick up each individual at
his or her designated location, remain with the person during transport, and
escort the person to the designated health care provider or other covered
service.
(7) If a person receiving transportation delivery services under a Certificate Type
07 or 08 is not required to have an escort under the provisions of subsection
(4) of this section, but needs assistance to and from the transportation vehicle,
the transportation provider shall provide that service if the following conditions
exist:
(a) It would take less than five (5) minutes to accompany the person to and
from the transportation vehicle; and
(b) The transportation provider can maintain visual contact with his or her
vehicle if there are other persons receiving transportation delivery
services remaining in the vehicle.
(8) Any transportation provider that leaves a vehicle to accompany a person to or
from the transportation vehicle shall:
(a) Turn off the vehicle engine and retain the key in his or her possession; or
(b) Enable a transmission locking device that prohibits unauthorized use of
the vehicle and retain the key in his or her possession.
(9) If a person receiving human service transportation services does not require an
escort under the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, but needs
assistance to and from the vehicle, the transportation provider shall provide
one (1) escort per vehicle if the conditions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of
subsection (7) of this section do not exist.
(10) If a state agency has been appointed as the guardian of a person receiving
human service transportation program services, the state shall ensure that the
transportation provider provides an escort when the person meets the criteria
under subsection (4) of this section.
(11) A parent, guardian, or designee of the parent or guardian accompanying a
minor shall not be charged a fare.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 44, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 86, sec. 1, effective March 18, 2003. -- Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000.
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