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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. V, Z :_S <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 8, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: Renewal Application for Elderly & Disabled/Medicaid <br /> Transportation Assistance Program <br /> -------------------------------- ---------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT: Aging - C.A.T. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br /> -------------------------------- ---------------------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Jerry M. Passmore <br /> Certified Statement TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <br /> PURPOSE: To apply for $30, 166 in state funds to provide medical <br /> transportation for senior citizens, disabled persons and <br /> women and children awaiting Medicaid certification, and <br /> enter into an agreement with NC Department of Transportation <br /> for FY 94-95. The Elderly and Disabled Transportation <br /> Assistance Program (EDTAP) allocation for Orange County is <br /> $27, 149 and the Medicaid Transportation Assistance Program <br /> (1KTAP) allocation is $3,017. <br /> BACKGROUND: The NC General Assembly has appropriated $2,900,000 for <br /> special assistance programs to supplement other transpor- <br /> tation funds used for the elderly, disabled persons and <br /> Medicaid eligible pregnant women and children. <br /> Major program features include: (1) no local match <br /> required, (2) funds must provide additional trips, <br /> (3) only counties with an approved Transportation <br /> Development Plan (TDP) are eligible (Orange County has <br /> one) , (4) funds are not to be used to purchase/lease <br /> vehicles or replace current funds, and (5) eligibility <br /> certification is done by the county. <br /> RECONMENDATION(S) : <br /> Manager recommends approval and Chair to sign the <br /> Certified Statement of participation in the NC Elderly <br /> and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program and the <br /> Medicaid Transportation Assistance Program. <br /> FN:ABS95#02.DOC <br />