South County Senior Services (SCSS) is offering non-emergency medical transportation for seniors to and from non-emergency medical appointments. Eligible trips include non-emergency medical appointments such as physical therapy, dialysis, chemotherapy, radiation, dentistry, x-rays, prescription pickup and regular physicians’ checkups. The program is available to qualified participants for a fee of $2.00 per one-way trip.
To avail of this service, participants must be at least 60 years of age, ineligible for Orange County Transportation Authority’s ACCESS Services and reside within South Orange County designated services areas. This includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Irvine, Laguna Woods, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, Laguna Beach, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, Mission Viejo, Ladera Ranch, Newport Beach, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano and Capistrano Beach.
Individuals who are currently utilizing OCTA ACCESS, and are in a frail medical condition, which creates a hardship, may be granted a waiver and be allowed to use the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program. Participant may take trips to medical facilities within the designated service area. In addition, SCSS also announced that this program will service Kaiser Anaheim (Lakeview), UCI Medical Center in Orange, St. Joseph’s Hospital of Orange and the Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Rides are available Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Program participants are required to register prior to utilizing the service and are urged to contact the program coordinator as soon as possible to obtain the necessary enrollment forms.
