Medical Rides - Northwest Ride Center
The Northwest Ride Center (NWRC) brokers Medicaid ride services for Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties.
Introduction
The Northwest Ride Center
provides transportation or gas reimbursement for eligible Oregon Health Plan
(OHP) Plus and Medicaid clients traveling to covered medical services.
Eligibility
Eligibility for the ride is
verified by a client's valid Medical Card or information that is in the State
eligibility database.
Cost
There is no cost to eligible clients
for OHP/Medicaid Transportation clients.
Scheduling a Ride
Rides can be scheduled
between 8:00 am and 4:55 pm Monday through Friday. The office is closed on
weekends and major holidays including Memorial day, the Fourth of July,
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Rides should be scheduled at
least two (2) business days in advance.
To schedule a ride call NWRC
at:
1-503-861-0657 (voice) Press option 1.
1-866-811-1001 (toll
free) Press option 1.
1-800-452-0402 (Oregon Relay Service)
NWRC Gas Voucher Information
To read more
about the Gas Voucher program, click
here for a PDF file that will outline the program requirements and
benefits. Also available is a "Fast
Facts" sheet (in PDF format) on the gas voucher program.
Northwest Ride Center "Program Guide to Medical
Transportation"
The "Program Guide to Medical Transportation" will
answer all your questions about covered medical transportation services.
Click here
to open and if you need, print the guide.
NWRC Advisory Board Committee Meeting
Minutes
The minutes of the latest NWRC Advisory Committee meetings
are available here.