Transportation
Septa
Individuals with disabilities are allowed to have up to 1 care taker ride with them for free on Septa, but the individual needs to have the reduced transit fare ID card.
The application is online
http://www.septa.org/fares/discount/disabled-id.html
Then they have to turn it in in person in order to get their photo taken.
Individuals with disabilities are allowed to have up to 1 care taker ride with them for free on Septa, but the individual needs to have the reduced transit fare ID card.
The application is online
http://www.septa.org/fares/discount/disabled-id.html
Then they have to turn it in in person in order to get their photo taken.
Bucks County Transport provides shared ride transportation to persons with disabilities at a discounted rate. You may qualify if you are a Bucks County resident between the ages of 18 and 64, can provide written verification of disability, and you need transportation beyond SEPTA'S ADA service area. For more information regarding SEPTA'S ADA complementary paratransit service, please call 215-580-7145 for SEPTA ADA Customer Service or visit their website.
Bucks County Medical Assistance Transportation
Bucks County Transport provides free transportation to participants of the Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP). If you are a MATP consumer, you can get transportation to any health care service that is covered by Medical Assistance, including appointments with your doctor, dentist, psychologist or psychiatrist, drug and alcohol treatment clinics or with any other Medical Assistance provider. You can also use this service to go to the pharmacy for prescriptions, to the hospital for tests, or to get to medical equipment suppliers.
If you belong to a Medical Assistance MCO (Managed Care Organization - or HMO), you can use this service to get to any provider within your Physical Health Plan or your Behavioral Health Plan's network.
If you do not belong to an MCO but you receive your health care through MA for fee service, you can use MATP to go to the nearest Medical Assistance provide who can meet your needs. You can go to a more distant provider if you give the MATP information that you medically require it.
Bucks County Medical Assistance Transportation
Bucks County Transport provides free transportation to participants of the Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP). If you are a MATP consumer, you can get transportation to any health care service that is covered by Medical Assistance, including appointments with your doctor, dentist, psychologist or psychiatrist, drug and alcohol treatment clinics or with any other Medical Assistance provider. You can also use this service to go to the pharmacy for prescriptions, to the hospital for tests, or to get to medical equipment suppliers.
If you belong to a Medical Assistance MCO (Managed Care Organization - or HMO), you can use this service to get to any provider within your Physical Health Plan or your Behavioral Health Plan's network.
If you do not belong to an MCO but you receive your health care through MA for fee service, you can use MATP to go to the nearest Medical Assistance provide who can meet your needs. You can go to a more distant provider if you give the MATP information that you medically require it.
Persons who live in Montgomery County, are 18-64 years of age, and have a disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) are eligible to apply for this service. The days and hours of operation are the same as the Senior Citizen Shared Ride Program. The one-way fare is $4.25 or 15% of the shared ride fare whichever is higher.
Applicants must provide certification from a professional indicating that they have a disability. If an applicant is eligible for any other transportation service, he/she must use the other service instead of the PwD program, when applicable. For example, if an applicant is also eligible for the Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP), he/she must use that program for all medical trips.
Brochures, applications, and service policies are available in large print. To obtain, just contact TransNet at 215-542-RIDE (7433).
Applicants must provide certification from a professional indicating that they have a disability. If an applicant is eligible for any other transportation service, he/she must use the other service instead of the PwD program, when applicable. For example, if an applicant is also eligible for the Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP), he/she must use that program for all medical trips.
Brochures, applications, and service policies are available in large print. To obtain, just contact TransNet at 215-542-RIDE (7433).