Transportation of patients who need access to medical facilities from either far off locations, or from nearby locations but have a problem in transporting the patient to the medical facilities is termed broadly as non-emergency medical transportation.

Medi-Cal offers transportation to and from appointments for services covered by Medi-Cal. This includes transportation to medical, dental, mental health, or substance use disorder appointments, and to pick up prescriptions and medical supplies.

If you're covered by a Medi-Cal plan, your benefits include free transportation to and from health care appointments. To qualify, you must have no other way to get to the appointment. This benefit applies to: Medical appointments.

NEMT can be defined as a transportation service provided to individuals who are not in an emergency situation but need more assistance than a taxi service is able to provide. Service providers will be specially equipped to transport riders in wheelchairs, stretchers or with other special needs.

About Being a Transportation Provider Obtain a business license and/or provide proof of a business license. Register with the county or city in which you plan to do business. Provide proof of vehicle insurance. Provide registration of your vehicle(s). Provide photos of your vehicle(s). Have your vehicle(s) inspected.

In each of our service areas, MTM identifies, recruits, and credentials providers, creating high quality networks capable of sustaining each client's needs. For transportation services, these networks include public transit, sedans, multi-passenger vans, wheelchair lift vehicles, ambulances, and stretcher vans.

Maryland Medicaid Transportation Program (MA Transportation) transports Medicaid recipients to medically necessary local and regional appointments or Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT). Long distance transportation is also available on Mondays-Thursdays, if the participant qualifies.

NMT services are available to all beneficiaries with full-scope Medi-Cal and to pregnant women, including to the end of the month in which the 365th day postpartum falls.

Become an Approved Transportation Provider To get the contract, you'll have to send an application to the Medicaid Transportation Management Service (MAS). All NEMT providers must get an approval from the NY State Department of Health through the MAS. The whole procedure is digitized and quite straightforward.