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/Week1234567
# Days/Month*5101519232731

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.

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