CMS Extends Prior Authorization For Non-Emergency Ambulance Trips

CMS on Monday (Sept. 16) announced a one-year extension of the prior authorization demonstration for repetitive, scheduled non-emergency ambulance transportation. The program will now run through Dec. 1, 2020. The demonstration applies to D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. The demonstration started in 2014, and Monday’s announcement is CMS’ third extension. “We will continue to use this prior authorization process to help ensure that all relevant clinical or medical documentation requirements are...