Can you take an ambulance to a nursing home on Medicare?
But as a general rule, Medicare will not cover transportation from a hospital or nursing home or to a doctor’s office. In addition, if the ambulance service is to be covered, the vehicle must take you to the nearest facility that can satisfy your medical need.
When does Medicare pay for an ambulance trip?
(Ambulance providers picking up patients in facilities where they are under the direct care of a doctor may obtain written certifications within 48 hours after transport.) But as a general rule, Medicare will not cover transportation from a hospital or nursing home or to a doctor’s office.
When does a patient need to travel by ambulance?
Travel by ambulance must be the only safe means of transportation available. It is not sufficient that alternative transportation cannot be arranged. It is necessary to show that the patient’s health would have been jeopardized had he or she been transported any other way.
Where can I take an ambulance for an injury?
From any location to the nearest hospital or skilled nursing facility that can provide the appropriate level of care for the patient’s illness or injury;
But as a general rule, Medicare will not cover transportation from a hospital or nursing home or to a doctor’s office. In addition, if the ambulance service is to be covered, the vehicle must take you to the nearest facility that can satisfy your medical need.
(Ambulance providers picking up patients in facilities where they are under the direct care of a doctor may obtain written certifications within 48 hours after transport.) But as a general rule, Medicare will not cover transportation from a hospital or nursing home or to a doctor’s office.
Travel by ambulance must be the only safe means of transportation available. It is not sufficient that alternative transportation cannot be arranged. It is necessary to show that the patient’s health would have been jeopardized had he or she been transported any other way.
From any location to the nearest hospital or skilled nursing facility that can provide the appropriate level of care for the patient’s illness or injury;