New "Lower Mode" Medical Transport

Aspect of Need Addressed: Transportational

For the psychiatrically disabled on Medicaid who live in Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris and Salem Counties in New Jersey and who do not drive, transport service is available from the State of New Jersey by which they can get to and from their doctor appointment. The service provider is Logisiticare, a large corporate outfit in Atlanta, GA.

Bookings for this door-to-door service can be made up to 30 days (but not less than two business days) in advance of an appointment. Each time one makes an appointment, one will be asked for the appointment address details and for his or her NJ Medicaid number. (To see the press release about Logisiticare's contract with the State of New Jersey, click here.)

This is another benefit available to those who are on Medicaid, underscoring for the psychiatrically disabled the importance of having their conditions properly and sufficiently diagnosed to qualify for a declaration of disability from the Social Security Administration, which then can authorize payment of Supplemental Support Income, or SSI. SSI in effect becomes a ticket to several disability benefits such as Medicaid, which can then open the door to other benefits, such as non-emergency medical transport services like Logisiticare.