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Council discusses transportation limits, Medicaid rides and volunteer procedures for senior appointments
Summary
Members reviewed who can be transported to medical appointments, when volunteers can accompany riders and gaps in local transportation; the council agreed to hold a volunteers meeting to clarify procedures and emergency contacts.
Council members discussed limits on volunteer driving, options for medical transport and a proposal to hold a volunteer training meeting to clarify procedures for appointment rides.
Several members recounted a recent call from a family seeking same-day transport to a medical appointment. Members said the senior-center van (the "mart"/meal/transport van) will provide rides to appointments but typically will not…
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