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Medi-C
al and Cal MediConnect Physician’s Certification Statement
Request for Transportation
This form authorizes the provider of transportation to provide the appropriate level of
transportation needed by the Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Medi-Cal or Cal
MediConnect member.
Member’s date of birth (DOB):
Non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT)
Non-medical transportation (NMT)
NEMT includes ambulance, wheelchair and
gurney vans, and is provided when it is medically
necessary, and the patient is not ambulatory.
NEMT under Medi-Cal is covered only when the
patients’ medical and/or physical condition does
not allow them to travel by bus, passenger car,
taxicab, or other form of public or private
conveyance.
NMT Includes transportation for medically necessary
appointments and may be provided via taxi, sedans, or
other private conveyance.
Select the type of transportation required:
Based on the above information, what type of transportation does the member require?
If you have selected NEMT, please describe what is preventing the patient from using non-medical
transportation. Failure to complete this section will cause the PCS form to be sent back to the
physician for completion.
Will the member use one of the following support aids during the transport?
Wheelchair Walker Cane Other
If you selected “other,” please explain:
CERTIFICATION: The physician, dentist or podiatrist responsible for providing care for the member is responsible for the
determining medical necessity for transportation. This Certificate can be complete and signed by an MD, LVN, RN, PA, NP or
discharge planner who is employed or supervised by the hospital, facility or physician’s office
where the patient is being treated
and who has knowledge of the patient’s condition at the time of completion of this Certificate.
TBSP11033 (5/20)