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Conferees back $600,000 for volunteer driver recruitment, call for working group on nonemergency Medicaid transport
Summary
Conferees included $600,000 in one‑time funds for grants to recruit and retain volunteer drivers for demand‑response transportation and directed multiple reports and a working group to improve coordination between public transit, AOT and Medicaid nonemergency transportation (NEMT).
Conferees on the transportation bill approved a five‑part approach to strengthen demand‑response transportation: $600,000 in one‑time transportation funds for grants to hire coordinators to recruit and retain volunteer drivers; reports from the Agency of Transportation and the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) on Medicaid nonemergency transportation; a review of background‑check barriers; publicity and outreach through DMV; and a working group…
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