Georgia Medicaid
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation · About this organization
What you get
Free rides to covered medical appointments, treatment, pharmacies, or equipment services, with approved gas reimbursement in some cases.
How to start
Call Verida with the appointment and pickup details, usually three business days before the trip.
Good to know
- Long-distance, border, and out-of-state trips may require additional approval.
- Long-distance, meal, lodging, gas-reimbursement, escort, and out-of-state rules require authorization.
The details, as published
Verida arranges no-cost statewide non-emergency transportation for eligible Medicaid members who have no other ride to a Medicaid-covered appointment, treatment, prescription, or medical-equipment service. Routine trips generally require three business days’ notice; valid urgent non-life-threatening trips are served within three hours, and discharge or ride-status help operates 24/7. Modes may include auto, minibus, wheelchair or stretcher van, transit, taxi backup, or approved gas reimbursement.
What help you may get
Travel And Transportation
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation — travel and transportation
Verida arranges no-cost statewide non-emergency transportation for eligible Medicaid members who have no other ride to a Medicaid-covered appointment, treatment, prescription, or medical-equipment service. Routine trips generally require three business days’ notice; valid urgent non-life-threatening trips are served within three hours, and discharge or ride-status help operates 24/7. Modes may include auto, minibus, wheelchair or stretcher van, transit, taxi backup, or approved gas reimbursement.
Amount decided by the program · Per Trip
Can cover
- Automobile or minibus rides
- Gas reimbursement when authorized
- One medically necessary escort
- Public transit, paratransit, taxi, tokens or passes
- Wheelchair or stretcher van rides when authorized
Does not cover
- Trips to services that are not Medicaid-reimbursable
- Trip value and reimbursement depend on the authorized mode and route.
- Each trip must meet current Medicaid and broker rules.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A Medicaid-enrolled child with B-ALL may use the program for a Medicaid-reimbursable oncology service when transportation is medically necessary and no other ride is available.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The NEMT page does not publish a numerical age restriction.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- The destination service must be Medicaid-reimbursable.
- The patient must be an eligible Georgia Medicaid member.
- The transportation page does not publish a separate income test; underlying Medicaid eligibility is required.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: GA.
- The member must be enrolled in Georgia Medicaid.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Travel must be to a Medicaid-reimbursable medical service..
- Travel must be to a Medicaid-reimbursable medical service.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Call the current Verida number for the member’s county, normally at least three workdays before the appointment.
- Confirm the appointment is for a covered service and that no other transportation is available.
- Provide Medicaid, appointment, mobility, escort, and pickup information and follow the broker’s authorization instructions.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · Open form or page — Use the current Verida regional phone number published for the member’s county.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
- Verida authorizes and arranges the appropriate transportation mode or approved reimbursement.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Available |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official page states Verida has served all five Georgia regions since April 1, 2026.
- The official page says to call at least three workdays before an appointment; urgent-care and discharge exceptions may follow different rules.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Long-distance, border, and out-of-state trips may require additional approval.
- Long-distance, meal, lodging, gas-reimbursement, escort, and out-of-state rules require authorization.
- Routine rides generally require three business days’ notice.
- Shared-ride service, not emergency ambulance transport.
- The broker selects or authorizes the mode.
- Underlying Georgia Medicaid eligibility is required.
- Confirm mileage, long-distance and out-of-state transport, reimbursement, meals, lodging, escorts, and accessibility.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation · checked Aug 24, 2026