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PHONE
(410) 548-5142
HOURS
Wicomico Metro Areas:
7:00am to 5:00pm
Wicomico Rural Areas:
6:30am to 4:30pm
Outside Wicomico County: Times vary and are based on the appointment time
LOCATION
Seth H. Hurdle Building
108 East Main Street - Salisbury, MD 21804
*Monday through Friday only*
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORTATION
Medical Assistance Transportation for Wicomico County
The Wicomico County Health Department oversees the Maryland Medical Assistance Transportation Program to provide complimentary non-emergency transportation to qualified Medical Assistance Recipients.
Eligibility Criteria:
* Medical Assistance receipients with QMB, PAC, SLMB, MPAP and Medicare only DO NOT qualify for this service.* Appointments must be medically necessary.
* The medical provider/medical facility must accept Maryland Medicaid as payment for services.
* You must have no other way to get to your appointment.
* You must live or be going to a medical appointment more than 3/4 of a mile from a public transportation bus stop.
* Call (410) 548-5142 to see if you qualify.
Note: If you do live near a bus stop and can not ride the bus due to a medical condition, you may qualify with written certification from your doctor.
Click HERE for form.
* Call (410) 548-5142 to schedule your ride (effective July 1, 2011).
* Shore Transit is currently contracted to provide curb-to-curb paratransit service for Wicomico Medicaid Service.
* For local trips, rides must be scheduled by 12 noon the day before the ride is needed.
* For long distance trips, rides must be scheduled by 12 noon two days before the ride is needed.
* Be aware that all customers will be subject to a screening process to determine eligibility for services.
* Scheduling lines are very busy. You are strongly advised to call several days in advance and DO NOT wait until the day before your appointment to call.
* Once your appointment is scheduled, call Shore Transit, (443) 260-2300 option 0 to get your estimated pick-up time. (For long distance trips, call between 3:00pm-5:00pm the day before the appointment.)
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When scheduling your ride, have the following information available:
* Your full name, address, date of birth, telephone number.
* Your 11-digit Medical Assistance number.
* The name/address of the medical facility and doctor where you are going.
* How long your visit/procedure is expected to take.
* Any special accomodations you may need.
- Are you a wheelchair user? Do you have a ramp where you live?
- Will someone else be going with you?
- Do you use a cane, walker, service animal?
- Do you carry an oxygen tank?
* It is important to cancel your scheduled ride at least two hours before your scheduled pick-up time.
* Call Shore Transit at (443) 260-2300, option 3 to cancel your ride.
* Failure to ride the bus once it arrives at your home or doctor's office is considered a "no show" and an excessive number of no shows may result in losing your riding privileges.
* The current contractor is Hart to Heart Ambulance, 1-866-276-9554.
* A Physicians Certification Statement (PCS) is required. Click HERE for form.
* All service is for non-emergency transports.
* If you are a wheelchair user and are traveling to/from Peninsula Regional Medical Center or HealthSouth, Hart to Heart will be the provider of service.
Other Information
Services Covered by Maryland Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
CLICK HERE
Medical Assistance Statewide Provider Certification Form
CLICK HERE
