All resources RIPTA Disability Bus Pass

RIPTA offers a Reduced Fare Bus Pass Program that allows low-income people with disabilities and elderly individuals to travel free for two years. If accessing public transportation is essential for a patient’s activities of daily living, then this resource can be utilized to advocate for the patient to receive a free two-year bus pass.

Refer to the Social Security Administration Blue Book – Adult Listings (Part A) to determine the specific condition that your patient has in order to document in the application. The relevant codes from the handbook are:

1.00: Musculoskeletal System

2.00: Special Senses and Speech

3.00: Respiratory Disorders

4.00: Cardiovascular System

5.00: Digestive System

6.00: Genitourinary Disorders

7.00: Hematological Disorders

8.00: Skin Disorders

9.00: Endocrine Disorders

10.00: Congenital Disorders that Affect Multiple Body Systems

11.00: Neurological Disorders

12.00: Mental Disorders

13.00: Cancer (Malignant Neoplastic Diseases)

14.00: Immune System Disorders

While filling out the application, you will be prompted to provide one of the following items for documentation of the patient’s disability:

1). Certification of Disability (included with letter template below)

2). Medicare card with a disability code

3). An SSI or SSDI Award Letter or certification

4). A letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with a disability rating at or above 40%