[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR460.76]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 460_PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE)--Table 

of Contents

 

               Subpart E_PACE Administrative Requirements

 

Sec. 460.76  Transportation services.



    (a) Safety, accessibility, and equipment. A PACE organization's 

transportation services must be safe, accessible, and equipped to meet 

the needs of the participant population.

    (b) Maintenance of vehicles. (1) If the PACE organization owns, 

rents, or leases transportation vehicles, it must maintain these 

vehicles in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.

    (2) If a contractor provides transportation services, the PACE 

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must ensure that the vehicles are maintained in accordance with the 

manufacturer's recommendations.

    (c) Communication with PACE center. The PACE organization must 

ensure that transportation vehicles are equipped to communicate with the 

PACE center.

    (d) Training. The PACE organization must train all transportation 

personnel (employees and contractors) in the following:

    (1) Managing the special needs of participants.

    (2) Handling emergency situations.

    (e) Changes in care plan. As part of the interdisciplinary team 

process, PACE organization staff (employees and contractors) must 

communicate relevant changes in a participant's care plan to 

transportation personnel.