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Conference committee flags federal limits as it reviews volunteer‑driver and Medicaid nonemergency transportation provisions
Summary
Senate and House conferees discussed Senate provisions to expand volunteer driver coordination and require analysis before renewing Medicaid nonemergency transportation contracts; Department of Vermont Health Access expressed concern about being asked to guarantee public transit system financial stability under federal rules.
Conference conferees examined a cluster of Senate provisions (sections 26–30) aimed at expanding volunteer drivers for demand‑response transportation and adding reporting and coordination requirements tied to Medicaid nonemergency transportation.
Damian Leonard summarized the package, saying the Senate “authorizes 600,000 in onetime funds appropriated from the Transportation Fund to be used by the Agency of Transportation to provide grants to public transit agencies to hire individuals who will coordinate volunteer…
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