# Categorical risk level

A term used when buying medical transport.

The screening tier, limited or moderate or high, a state assigns an enrolling provider.

Federal guidance puts transport at limited unless the state raises it to moderate or high, and high risk means fingerprints and a criminal background check for everyone holding five percent or more, plus a site visit. That is not paperwork, it is the calendar: it decides how many weeks after closing the business is unable to bill, which is [working capital](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/working-capital) the buyer funds. A target with an unresolved overpayment, or a payment suspension over a credible allegation of fraud, waste or abuse, moves to the high tier from limited or moderate alike.

Part of: Buying a Medical Transport Business (https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-medical-transport-business)

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/guides/buying-a-medical-transport-business/terms/categorical-risk-level
Not dated: The same editorial definitions as the glossary, inside a trade.

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