Wadena County has been paying unloaded miles to volunteer
drivers for those that are on PMAP and MA fee for service. We have been
doing this because we were able to offset our cost by the health plan
reimbursement rates. Now our primary provider (SCHA) does not reimburse
the return trip unloaded miles. We are looking closely at this cost for
our 2019 budget.
Does your county pay drivers unloaded miles that are
unreimbursed by health plans and if so, how much is your annual cost funded by
the county?
Thank you.
Amie Gendron
IV-D & Accounting Supervisor
Wadena County Human Services
Telephone: 218-632-2535
Fax: 218-631-7616
7 comments:
Red Lake and Norman County do not pay unloaded miles.
At Benton we no longer pay for unloaded miles. When we did it was 100% county.
Hi~ Clay County no longer pays for unloaded miles. Thanks, Susan.
Wright County does not cover unloaded miles.
Le Sueur County pays our contracted volunteer drivers a stipend of $6.00 for less than 10 unloaded miles and $12.00 for over 10 unloaded miles on each trip. We are finding it increasingly hard to get/retain volunteer drivers and this has been helpful. This is all county dollars.
St Louis pays unloaded miles for MA volunteer rides. The PMAP clients go thru their health plan for volunteer driver rides, so we do not pay anything on those.
Clearwater County pays unloaded miles for MA volunteer rides. The county cost for this in 2017 was $5,424.
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