Section 17-2-86 - Ambulance and chaircar servicesA.Eligibility. Transportation services by ambulance and chaircar for the purpose of securing medical services are available to individuals eligible for Medical Assistance (Title XIX) with the following limitations: 1. Transportation is for treatment which is medically necessary.2. Transportation by taxi with medical assist and by taxi is medically not feasible.3. Eligibility under medicare is first explored for individuals 65 years of age and over.4. Prior authorization is required except in the following situations: a. Emergency Situation. A policeman or physician orders an ambulance in an emergency situation. An ambulance is called by someone other than a policeman or a physician in a situation which can later be verified by the Department as an emergency. Note: An emergency situation is one in which it would be detrimental to the patient to be transported by means other than ambulance or chaircar for medical conditions, such as accidents, heart attacks, hemmorrhage, stroke, coma, etc., which require immediate medical or surgical therapy.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17-2-86
Effective October 27, 1977