Purpose/Background:

Origin
Title XIX and IV A of the Social Security Act and General State Funds.

Purpose
The Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) is designed to meet the non-emergency medical transportation needs of public assistance recipients. The MATP program concept was designed to:

• Control the increased costs of public assistance recipient transportation.
• Eliminate past service delivery inefficiencies.
• Provide counties the flexibility necessary to manage delivery of medical transportation services.

Information regarding the Medical Assistance Transportation Program can be obtained on line at http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/PartnersProviders/MedicalAssistance/AdvocatesStakeholders/MATP/

Services:

Program Services
The program provides medical transportation services to any approved listed medical facility, physician office, dentist, hospital, clinic, or pharmacy for the purpose of medical evaluation, treatment, or to purchase prescription drugs. Provision for the use of vehicles equipped to accommodate handicapped passengers is required. Transportation costs for an escort service for a non-eligible person may be paid if the consumer cannot travel independently and the provider cannot furnish suitable escort services. The service modes include: fixed route, share ride service (via minibus, van, public bus, taxi or volunteer driver) and mileage reimbursement.

Program regulations have changed throughout the year and may continue to change, with new areas of eligibility for specialized population groups. In all cases, however, the MATP provides the most cost efficient service available that meets the consumers’ needs for transportation to medical providers. Some examples of medical providers are physicians, dentists, hospitals (non-emergency), surgical centers, pharmacies and psychologists/psychiatrists.

Consumer Eligibility
To be eligible for the MATP services, the following eligibility requirements must be met:

1. Applicant’s name appears on a valid Medical Assistance card, or is determined to be eligible through the Electronic Verification System (EVS) maintained by the Department of Public Welfare.
2. Be a permanent or temporary resident of the county in which the service is requested.
3. Be determined to need a particular type, mode and frequency of service.
4. Service is for non-emergency medical treatment, evaluation or to purchase prescription drugs.
5. Pursuant to an agreement between the Commonwealth’s Deputy Secretaries for Aging and Transportation referenced in correspondence dated August 2005 persons aged 60-64 are eligible for MATP services.

Restrictions
Funds may not be used:

1. To transport for other than non-emergency medical reasons.
2. To transport by ambulance or to sheltered workshops, day care programs, or mental health social rehabilitation services or to non-compensable Medicaid programs.
3. To fund trips where the distance from the origin to destination does not exceed ¼ mile unless the mental and/or physical capacity of the recipient is such that services would not be obtained if transportation were not provided.

For more information, contact the Human Services Department at (717) 771-9347 or humanservices@york-county.org 

rabbittransit
(York County Transportation Authority)
Telephone: 717-845-7553 or 1-800-524-2766
TDD:  711-846-1232
Email:  info@rabbittransit.org
Website: rabbittransit.org

For more information, contact the Human Services Department at (717) 771-9347 or humanservices@york-county.org 

rabbittransit
(York County Transportation Authority)
Telephone: 717-845-7553 or 1-800-524-2766
TDD:  711-846-1232
Email:  info@rabbittransit.org
Website: rabbittransit.org