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14. Legend drugs and over-the counter drugs listed in Wisconsin Medicaid’s drug index. 15. Medical supplies and equipment. 16. Mental health and medical day treatment. 17. Mental health and psychosocial rehabilitative services, including case management services provided by the staff of a certified community support program. 18. Nurse midwife services. 19. Nursing services, including services performed by a nurse practitioner. 20. Optometric or optical services, including eyeglasses. 21. Outpatient hospital services. 22. Personal care services. 23. Physical and occupational therapy. 24. Physician services. 25. Podiatry services. 26. Prenatal care coordination for women with high-risk pregnancies. 27. Respiratory care services for ventilator-dependent individuals. 28. Rural health clinic services. 29. Skilled nursing home services other than in an institution for mental disease. 30. Speech, hearing, and language disorder services. 31. Substance abuse (alcohol and other abuse services), including residential substance use disorder treatment. 32. TB services. 33. Transportation to obtain medical care. If you or the member have additional questions, contact Member Services at 1-800-362-3002. 21.4.1.1 Medicaid Card Services Medicaid card services are the Medicaid-covered services included in the ForwardHealth Online Handbook at https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/Default.aspx except Skilled Nursing Facility or Intermediate Care Facility payments and ancillary services. These excepted services consist of the routine, day-to-day health care services that are provided to Medicaid members by a nursing home and that are reimbursed within the daily care rate. See SECTION 17.3.1 PENALTY PERIOD INTRODUCTION for information on how Divestment impacts covered services for applicants and members receiving long- term care services. 21.4.2 Transportation Federal regulations require the Medicaid program provide transportation for members who have no other way to receive a ride to their Medicaid health care appointments. Transportation can be by ambulance, SMV, or common carrier. 21.4.2.1 Ambulance Ambulance transportation is a covered service if it is provided by a BadgerCare Plus certified ambulance provider and the member is suffering from an illness or injury that rules out other forms of transportation and only if it is for: 1. Emergency care when immediate medical treatment or examination is needed to deal with or guard against a worsening of the person’s condition.