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Medicaid Travel Request: Overview of Changes
Act
immediately
Effective date
May 17, 2023
Identified
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Alaska Medicaid has streamlined their Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program with new travel request packets, simplified forms, and transition to paper submissions for non-urgent requests. Local travel requests now only require month and total visits instead of specific appointment dates and times.
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What to do
immediately · 4 steps
01Begin using new consolidated Travel Service Authorization Request Form and updated travel forms for all Alaska Medicaid NEMT requests.
02Transition from old forms by June 11, 2023.
03For local travel, submit only month and total visits per month rather than specific appointment dates.
04Update internal processes to use paper submissions for non-urgent travel requests instead of phone submissions.
Original notice
Medicaid Travel Request: Overview of Changes
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Related changes
See all Alaska Medicaid changes →Introduction to Presumptive Travel Authorization ProcessMediumNo effective date · Prior AuthorizationAlaska Medicaid Town Hall Presentation - 20230517MediumEffective May 17, 2023 · Program UpdateSimplified Travel Request ProcessMediumEffective Sep 1, 2024 · TransportationSuperseded - FAQ for Urgent TravelMediumEffective Feb 19, 2026 · TransportationBrowse every Alaska Medicaid change in the policy list