Sen. Carol Ronen

Filed: 3/12/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1350

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1350 by replacing
3 lines 20 through 26 on page 2 and lines 1 through 3 on page 3
4 with the following:
5     "Beginning with services rendered on or after July 1, 2008,
6 all providers of non-emergency medi-car and service car
7 transportation must certify that the driver and employee
8 attendant, as applicable, have completed a safety program
9 approved by the Department to protect both the patient and the
10 driver, prior to transporting a patient. The provider must
11 maintain this certification in its records. The provider shall
12 produce such documentation upon demand by the Department or its
13 representative. Failure to produce documentation of such
14 training shall result in recovery of any payments made by the
15 Department for services rendered by a non-certified driver or
16 employee attendant. Medi-car and service car providers must
17 maintain legible documentation in their records of the driver
18 and, as applicable, employee attendant that actually

 

 

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1 transported the patient. Providers must recertify all drivers
2 and employee attendants every 3 years.".