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Persons sixty years and older can be certified for services by completing a Client Registration Form which is kept on file at the OPT administrative office in Hillsborough, N.C. Persons under the age of sixty seeking EDTAP service must have a certification completed and authorized by his/her physician. All EDTAP recipients must be re- certified annually. Attachment B. Work First Transitional/Employment Transportation Assistance Program With an allocation of$10,699.00, Orange Public Transportation provides former Work First participants or other low-income persons certified for Medicaid or Food Stamps with a maximum of$300.00 per year to assist with employment related transportation. For vehicle owners the funds may be used for repairs and/or insurance. For non-vehicle owners the funds mat assist with the purchase of bus passes, van/car pool expense, or possibly a vehicle donated to the Wheels For Work Program. The actual service provider will vary depending upon the need,i.e. auto repair shop,insurance agent, Chapel Hill Transit,Triangle Transit Authority, or other local transit companies. The OPT Transportation Coordinator will determine the most appropriate transit solution on a case- by-case basis. Attachment C. Rural General Public (RGP) Orange Public Transportation (OPT),managed by the Orange County Department on Aging, serves human service agencies' clients whose ridership is paid by the 14 local sponsoring agencies and special populations such as the elderly, disabled or Medicaid clients who are supported with NC Department of Transportation, Home and Community Care Block Grant, or state public assistance funds. The majority of the OPT service consists of public routes, fixed routes,fixed-deviated routes. Utilizing lift-equipped vans and minibuses, minivans and cars or private vendors,the OPT program continues to expand coordination of its demand-response medical and public routes. The geographic service area is rural Orange County, outside the Chapel Hill Transit service area. OPT transportation service is provided each weekday, with weekend or evening trips for special leases or life-sustaining medical services. The development of a regional service between Hillsborough and Durham, N.C. became operational on 2001. The regional service provider(Triangle Transit Authority)provides commuter service Monday through Friday from Hillsborough to Duke Medical Center. OPT provides "feeder"routes into Hillsborough where riders can connect with Triangle Transit Authority(TTA)routes. 2