Oklahoma Health Care Authority
SoonerRide · About this organization
What you get
Help with advance-authorized mileage reimbursement, lodging and meal vouchers for qualifying long-distance specialty-care travel and scheduled non-emergency ride to and from a medically necessary covered appointment.
How to start
Phone SoonerRide at least three business days before the appointment and give membership, appointment, pickup, and escort details.
Good to know
- Mileage must be authorized before the trip.
- Your child must have active SoonerCare Traditional or Choice coverage and the service must be medically necessary and covered.
The details, as published
SoonerRide arranges non-emergency transportation for eligible SoonerCare Traditional and Choice members traveling to medically necessary covered services. Members may also request advance mileage reimbursement, and long-distance specialty-care trips meeting the published distance, trip-duration, medical-necessity, and payer-of-last-resort rules may receive lodging and meal assistance. A reservation generally must be made at least three business days before the appointment, while lodging and meal requests use the Population Care Management or provider/social-worker process.
What help you may get
Lodging Near Treatment
SoonerRide — lodging near treatment
SoonerRide arranges non-emergency transportation for eligible SoonerCare Traditional and Choice members traveling to medically necessary covered services. Members may also request advance mileage reimbursement, and long-distance specialty-care trips meeting the published distance, trip-duration, medical-necessity, and payer-of-last-resort rules may receive lodging and meal assistance. A reservation generally must be made at least three business days before the appointment, while lodging and meal requests use the Population Care Management or provider/social-worker process.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Advance-authorized mileage reimbursement
- Lodging and meal vouchers for qualifying long-distance specialty-care travel
- Scheduled non-emergency ride to and from a medically necessary covered appointment
Does not cover
- Costs payable by another responsible source
- Emergency transportation
- Trips that are not for medically necessary covered services
- The official page does not state one universal dollar amount; assistance depends on trip type and authorization.
- Lodging and meal vouchers may be authorized for up to 14 days; longer periods require additional review.
Meals And Food
SoonerRide — meals and food
SoonerRide arranges non-emergency transportation for eligible SoonerCare Traditional and Choice members traveling to medically necessary covered services. Members may also request advance mileage reimbursement, and long-distance specialty-care trips meeting the published distance, trip-duration, medical-necessity, and payer-of-last-resort rules may receive lodging and meal assistance. A reservation generally must be made at least three business days before the appointment, while lodging and meal requests use the Population Care Management or provider/social-worker process.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Advance-authorized mileage reimbursement
- Lodging and meal vouchers for qualifying long-distance specialty-care travel
- Scheduled non-emergency ride to and from a medically necessary covered appointment
Does not cover
- Costs payable by another responsible source
- Emergency transportation
- Trips that are not for medically necessary covered services
- The official page does not state one universal dollar amount; assistance depends on trip type and authorization.
- Lodging and meal vouchers may be authorized for up to 14 days; longer periods require additional review.
Travel And Transportation
SoonerRide — travel and transportation
SoonerRide arranges non-emergency transportation for eligible SoonerCare Traditional and Choice members traveling to medically necessary covered services. Members may also request advance mileage reimbursement, and long-distance specialty-care trips meeting the published distance, trip-duration, medical-necessity, and payer-of-last-resort rules may receive lodging and meal assistance. A reservation generally must be made at least three business days before the appointment, while lodging and meal requests use the Population Care Management or provider/social-worker process.
Amount decided by the program
Can cover
- Advance-authorized mileage reimbursement
- Lodging and meal vouchers for qualifying long-distance specialty-care travel
- Scheduled non-emergency ride to and from a medically necessary covered appointment
Does not cover
- Costs payable by another responsible source
- Emergency transportation
- Trips that are not for medically necessary covered services
- The official page does not state one universal dollar amount; assistance depends on trip type and authorization.
- Lodging and meal vouchers may be authorized for up to 14 days; longer periods require additional review.
- The published monetary limit is shared across the listed benefit components.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. OHCA publishes SoonerCare coverage rules for children younger than 19, and SoonerRide applies to covered medically necessary pediatric oncology services when all program and membership rules are met.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
- OHCA's eligibility page publishes coverage rules for children under age 19; SoonerRide itself is not limited to children.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- A provider must verify the patient or diagnosis.
- Extended lodging or meal support requires supporting medical information through the provider or social worker process.
- The appointment must be verifiable and for a medically necessary covered service.
- The patient must meet current SoonerCare eligibility rules; citizenship or qualified-immigrant rules vary by coverage category and must be checked with OHCA.
- Active SoonerCare Traditional or SoonerCare Choice coverage is required.
- SoonerRide and travel assistance are payers of last resort when another responsible source is available.
- SoonerCare eligibility is required and depends on the member's coverage category; the record does not reduce those category-specific rules to one income cutoff.
- Travel assistance is payer of last resort.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: OK.
- The patient must be eligible for Oklahoma SoonerCare Traditional or Choice.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Travel must be for a medically necessary service covered by SoonerCare and delivered by an eligible provider or facility..
- Travel must be for a medically necessary service covered by SoonerCare and delivered by an eligible provider or facility.
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, Hospital Representative, Parent Or Guardian, Patient
- Call SoonerRide at least three business days before the appointment and provide membership, appointment, pickup, and escort details.
- Confirm that the child has active SoonerCare Traditional or Choice coverage and that the appointment is for a medically necessary covered service.
- For long-distance lodging or meals, call Population Care Management or ask the provider/social worker to submit Form HCA-64 and supporting medical information.
- Keep trip and appointment documentation required for reimbursement or voucher processing.
- Obtain mileage authorization before the trip if requesting mileage reimbursement.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Phone · 877-404-4500 — Call SoonerRide at least three business days before the appointment to reserve a ride or obtain advance mileage authorization.
- Phone · 877-252-6002 — For lodging and meal assistance, contact OHCA Population Care Management or work through the provider/social worker.
Documents to prepare
- Appointment date, time, provider, and location
- Medical-necessity documentation and records for extended lodging or meal requests when required
- Proof or verification of the medical appointment
- SoonerCare member information
- Approved lodging and meal assistance may be issued as vouchers.
- Mileage must be authorized before travel and reimbursed under current OHCA procedures.
- SoonerRide confirms and schedules approved transportation.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Applicable |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- OHCA's current official page publishes active reservation and member-service numbers and current travel rules.
- Ride reservations generally require at least three business days' advance notice; exceptions and urgent trips must be confirmed by phone.
- Call earlier for long-distance lodging or meal arrangements.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Long-distance lodging and meal support has separate distance, duration, medical-necessity, documentation, and payer-of-last-resort rules.
- Mileage must be authorized before the trip.
- Reservations generally require three business days' notice, and authorization is not guaranteed until confirmed.
- SoonerRide is not emergency transportation.
- The child must have active SoonerCare Traditional or Choice coverage and the service must be medically necessary and covered.
- Does another transportation source have to be formally denied before OHCA authorizes assistance?
- How does the medical-home distance restriction apply to a specific child's oncology trip?
- What lodging and meal voucher rates and approved vendors apply?
- What mileage rate and reimbursement documentation apply on the date of travel?
- What urgent-trip exceptions to the three-business-day rule are currently accepted?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- SoonerCare Eligibility Guidelines · checked Aug 24, 2026
- SoonerCare Eligibility Guidelines · checked Aug 23, 2026
- Request for Lodging and/or Meals - HCA-64 · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Request for Lodging and/or Meals - HCA-64 · checked Aug 23, 2026
- SoonerRide · checked Aug 24, 2026
- SoonerRide · checked Aug 23, 2026