California Department of Health Care Services
Medi-Cal Medical Transportation · About this organization
What you get
Rides to covered healthcare, including a wheelchair van or other medical transport when needed.
How to start
Get in touch with the Medi-Cal plan or applicable transportation provider before the appointment.
Good to know
- Each trip must be connected to a covered service and meet the applicable rules.
- Program-specific eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and documents should be confirmed.
The details, as published
Non-emergency medical transportation and non-medical transportation for eligible Medi-Cal members under plan and authorization rules.
What help you may get
Travel And Transportation
Medi-Cal Medical Transportation — travel and transportation
Non-emergency medical transportation and non-medical transportation for eligible Medi-Cal members under plan and authorization rules.
Noncash help · Per Trip
Can cover
- Ambulance, wheelchair van, or litter van when medically required
- Public or private transportation to covered Medi-Cal services
- Trips to appointments, pharmacies, and medical-supply or equipment pickup
- The program arranges covered transportation rather than issuing a cash grant.
- Each trip must be connected to a covered service and meet the applicable rules.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. This program can serve a U.S. child with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia when all program-specific rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- The benefit applies to Medi-Cal members without a published age restriction.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- A health care provider must prescribe NEMT.
- NMT requires attestation of an unmet transportation need and exhaustion of other available resources.
- Medi-Cal enrollment is required; full-scope Medi-Cal is required for NMT.
- The official page does not publish a numeric income ceiling.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: CA.
- The patient must be enrolled in Medi-Cal; non-medical transportation requires full-scope Medi-Cal.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
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, Healthcare Team, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Contact the Medi-Cal plan or applicable transportation provider before the appointment.
- Identify whether NEMT or NMT matches the child’s need.
- Obtain a provider prescription for NEMT or attest to unmet need for NMT.
- Review the current official program details and contact the organization, plan, county office, or treating team as directed.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · Open form or page — Contact the Medi-Cal managed-care plan or transportation provider using the instructions for the member’s coverage.
Documents to prepare
- Provider prescription for NEMT
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official page presents intake as available year-round.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Program-specific eligibility, capacity, benefit limits, and documents should be confirmed.
- Confirm current intake and all unpublished program-specific rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Frequently Asked Questions for Medi-Cal Transportation Services | DHCS · checked Aug 23, 2026
- California Children's Services · checked Aug 24, 2026