News Details (Posted: December 4, 2009):

Senior Transportation

Contact Information:

Carrie Miller
949-455-4600

Full Description:

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita wants to remind residents that South County Senior Services’ non-emergency medical transportation program has funding available to transport seniors to and from non-emergency medical appointments. Such appointments include physical therapy, dialysis, chemotherapy, radiation, dentistry, x-rays, prescription pickup and regular checkups with a physician.

To utilize the service, participants must be at least 60 years of age, ineligible for Orange County Transportation Authority’s ACCESS Services and reside within the South Orange County designated service area. The service area 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.

The transportation program is available to qualified participants for a fee of $2.00 per one-way trip. Rides are available Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Program participants are required to register prior to utilizing the service.  To obtain the necessary enrollment forms, please contact John Kelley, Transportation Coordinator at 949.855.9766 or jkelley@southcountyseniors.org­­.

If you are currently utilizing OCTA ACCESS and are in a frail medical condition that creates a hardship, a waiver may be granted to allow you to use the non-emergency medical transportation program.  For additional information, please contact John Kelley.