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