Ambulance Transportation

​Jackson Parish Ambulance Service District ​Notice of Privacy Practices

NOTICE TO MEDICAID AND BAYOU HEALTH MEMBERS:​

​If you need non-emergency transportation, contact the following:

Monday -  Friday                                     8am-5pm

48 hour notice required

Aetna                                                           1-877-917-4150

Logisicare

Healthy Blue                                               1-866-430-1101

Logisticare
Amerihealth                                               1-888-913-0364

Logisticare
LA Healthcare Connections                     1-855-369-3723

Logisticare
United Healthcare                                     1-866-726-1472

Logisticare
Legacy Medicaid                                        1-855-325-7565

Southeastrans

Inter-facility Transports:

Most people who think of “ambulance service” think of sirens, flashing lights, and life-threatening situations, but a large portion of what we do includes providing ambulance transportation of patients between hospitals and other healthcare facilities. These transports are called “inter-facility transfers” and are essential to delivering healthcare to our community.  An inter-facility transfer can be an emergency or a non-emergency transport and can be from one parish to another or even out of state.

Covered Destinations:

• Residential, domiciliary, or custodial facility
• Hospital-based dialysis facility
• Hospital
• Non-Hospital based dialysis facility
• Skilled Nursing Facility
• Residence
• Scene of Accident
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In Case of Emergency …… DIAL 911

911 service is a vital part of every community’s emergency response system.  Jackson Parish residents and visitors to Jackson Parish depend on the Jackson Parish Ambulance Service District to provide responsive and reliable 911 ambulance transportation when they need it.

Non-Emergency Transportation Guidelines:

Medicare and most insurance providers cover non-emergency ambulance transport when the service meets “medical necessity” criteria and is certified by the patient’s primary care physician. 

According to Medicare:

In some cases, non-emergency ambulance transportation may be provided when you need it to diagnose or treat your health condition and any other method of transportation could endanger your health.

In some cases, Medicare covers limited non-emergency ambulance transportation if you have a statement from your primary doctor stating that ambulance transportation is necessary due to your medical condition.

For example, Medicare may cover non-emergency ambulance transportation for people confined to bed if other transportation methods could endanger their health.

A person is considered bed-confined if all 3 conditions are met:
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• The patient is unable to get up from bed without assistance (and)
• The patient is unable to ambulate (walk), (and)
• The patient is unable to sit in a chair or wheelchair

If you need non-emergency transportation, please call 318-259-2877 and request to speak with our Office Manager. 

​We require 48 hours' advance notice for all non-emergency transports. This allows us time to gather the required documentation, schedule an assessment visit, and obtain the required signatures from your primary care physician.