Section 210-RICR-20-00-2.14 - Non-Medicaid Elderly Transportation ProgramA. The Non-Medicaid Elderly Transportation Program (ETP) is for individuals age 60 years and older who are not Medicaid eligible and who are not getting transportation from the RIPTA RIde Program or from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Program.B. Transportation funds available for this Program are specifically allocated for services to be provided for Rhode Island residents sixty (60) years of age and older.C. The ETP provides transportation to and from medical appointments, adult day care, meal sites, dialysis/cancer treatment and the "INSIGHT Program."D. The program requires a co-payment for each trip segment. The co-payment amount is determined by EOHHS. The co-payment is collected and retained by the transportation driver. Medicaid and "Costs Not Otherwise Matchable" ("CNOM")-eligible individuals are exempt from this co-pay for transportation in Priorities #1 - #4 in § 2.15 of this Part (below).E. The ETP provides safe, quality transportation services to qualified elderly individuals. Emphasis is placed on priority categories of transportation services in relation to existing state funding, vehicle and passenger safety and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of elderly clients, and consistent assignment of preferred transportation providers to the maximum extent possible.F. Eligible participants must be legal residents of the State of Rhode Island. As a condition of eligibility for transportation services, participants must provide the information noted below to the transportation management authority. This may include, but is not limited to: 2. Proof of residency, including but not limited to, valid Rhode Island driver's license and/or Rhode Island state identification card issued by the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles; voter identification card; current utility bill for a residence within Rhode Island in the name of the individual requesting transportation services;3. Social Security number;4. Medical documentation as requested by the State's transportation management authority.210 R.I. Code R. 210-RICR-20-00-2.14
Amended effective 1/1/2019
Amended effective 7/22/2020