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Licensing and rules

Licenses, permits, Medicaid enrollment, HIPAA, ADA, audits, and fraud rules.

Every NEMT company answers to several sets of rules: state licenses and plates, Medicaid enrollment, privacy law, disability access rules, and audits. These pages explain each one in plain words and name the office that decides.

Start with NEMT license requirements, then read HIPAA for NEMT and the ADA rules. To stay out of trouble later, see how a Medicaid audit works.

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Guide NEMT License Requirements in 2027 NEMT license requirements in four layers: federal Medicaid and DOT rules, state licenses and enrollment, city and tribal permits, and broker credentialing.
Guide HIPAA for NEMT Providers in 2027 HIPAA for NEMT providers: when a ride company is a covered entity or business associate, what broker agreements require, the safeguards, and breach deadlines.
Guide ADA Requirements for NEMT in 2027 ADA requirements for NEMT companies: which vans must be accessible, wheelchair and lift rules, service animals, charges, refusals, training, and complaints.
Guide Do NEMT Vans Need Commercial Plates? For-Hire Plate Rules by State in 2027 Many states want a for-hire, livery, medical carrier, or ambulette plate on a NEMT van, not a commercial plate. Plate classes in 11 states, plus state fees.
Guide How to Prepare for a Medicaid Audit as a NEMT Provider Who audits NEMT providers, how trips are sampled and projected, what auditors check on each leg, the records to keep, and the deadlines once a letter arrives.
Guide NEMT Fraud NEMT fraud schemes from real Medicaid cases, from phantom trips and padded miles to kickbacks, the penalties they carry, and controls that keep you clear.

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