SED posted a memo to inform SSHSP providers of the updated Medicaid requirements for reimbursement of special transportation under the Preschool/School Supportive Health Services Program. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have recently clarified for New York that Medicaid reimbursable special transportation is limited to only trips on specially adapted vehicles that have been physically modified or designed to accommodate the student’s individual needs. There are no longer any exceptions or special circumstances that allow trips on vehicles that have not been specially adapted/modified or designed to accommodate students’ needs to be reimbursed by Medicaid. Please be sure to read the alert thoroughly as claims that have already been made on or after July 1, 2026 that do not comply will need to be voided.
Please see Medicaid Alert 26-15 for additional information.
If you have any questions please email: SSHSP@health.ny.gov