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Conference committee examines Medicaid nonemergency transport contract, $600,000 volunteer coordinator proposal and background‑check barriers
Summary
Conference conferees discussed several related items affecting demand‑response transportation: a Senate proposal to appropriate $600,000 one‑time for grants to support volunteer coordinators, a requested DVHA report on the Medicaid nonemergency medical transportation contract, and DVHA objections to report language on federal procurement grounds.
Conference conferees discussed several related items affecting demand‑response transportation: a Senate proposal to appropriate $600,000 one‑time for grants to support volunteer coordinators, a requested DVHA report on the Medicaid nonemergency medical transportation contract, and a DVHA concern that report language could conflict with federal Medicaid contracting rules.
Damien Leonard summarized the package. He said the Senate reallocated funds from a pilot‑fund balance (about $1,150,000 moved earlier in the bill) and proposed $600,000 in one‑time transportation funds for grants to…
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