MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
Medicaid Travel Request: Overview of Changes
Alaska Medicaid·AK·Transportation
Effective date
May 17, 2023
We identified it
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.
Action Required
Immediately: Begin using new consolidated Travel Service Authorization Request Form and updated travel forms for all Alaska Medicaid NEMT requests. Transition from old forms by June 11, 2023. For local travel, submit only month and total visits per month rather than specific appointment dates. Update internal processes to use paper submissions for non-urgent travel requests instead of phone submissions.