Patient Services

Medical Alert Services

These wearable devices can help you summon assistance in an emergency. Medical alert systems—where the press of a wearable call button puts you in touch with a dispatcher who can summon emergency help or contact a friend or family member—may offer some reassurance.

If you’re considering such a system, which should you choose? The wide variety of features, service options, and fees can make it challenging to figure out what’s best for you. Also, you might wonder whether you can simply rely on the technology you already have, such as a smartphone. Probably not, experts say. That’s because it’s unlikely that you have your smartphone with you all the time,

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

In order for the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) to achieve its mission of providing access to affordable, quality health care services for Medicaid members, these members must be able to get to and from their medically necessary appointments. The Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program provides eligible members transportation needed to get to their medical appointments. To be eligible for these services, members must have no other means of transportation available and are only transported to those medical services covered under the Medicaid program.

In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) (42CFR431.53), the NEMT program provides transportation for the purpose of:

Medical treatment
Medical evaluations
Obtaining prescription drugs
Obtaining medical equipment