Home and Community Based Services Manual
Calculating Essential Transportation
Essential transportation is entered on the care plan as minutes per month. To calculate essential transportation, the total number of minutes needed per day is multiplied by the number of days per month. Utilize the chart below to determine the number of days per month based on the frequency per week.
| # of Days/Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| # Days/Month | *5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 |
Calculation Formula: number of minutes per day x number of days per month = number of minutes per month
NOTE: To account for months with 5 weeks, the formula always calculates based on a five-week month.
The total number of minutes should be entered on the care plan.
Example: 90 minutes, once a week: 90 x 5 = 450 minutes
Example: 60 minutes, twice a week: 60 x 10 = 600 minutes
Example: 60 minutes, three times a week: 60 x 15 = 900 minutes
Example: If there is an unexpected outing, such as a medical appointment not covered by NEMT, the additional time for the appointment should be calculated and added to the current authorization for essential transportation.