Louisiana Did Not Always Comply With Federal and State Requirements for Claims Submitted for the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Program 

During the period April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (State agency) claimed Federal Medicaid reimbursement for some nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) services claims submitted by transportation providers that did not comply with certain Federal and State requirements. Of the 120 NEMT claims in our sample, the State agency properly claimed Medicaid reimbursement for 83 claims. However, the remaining 37 claims contained services that did not comply with certain Federal and State regulations. Of the 37 claims, 14 contained more than 1 deficiency.