Specifications include, but are not limited to: The selected Applicant must provide transportation upon request through tailored transportation options for participants to and from their homes to medical and other appointments and to do grocery and other needed shopping. Transportation may be one-way or round trip.; The selected Applicant must comply with all applicable federal and state Department of Transportation and Department of Safety rules regulations.; The selected Applicant must ensure that all vehicles are registered pursuant to NH Administrative Rule Saf-C 500 and inspected in accordance with NH Administrative Rule Saf-C 3200, and are in good working order; The selected Applicant must ensure that all drivers are licensed in accordance with New Hampshire Administrative Rules, Saf-C 1000, Driver Licensing, and Saf-C 1800 Commercial Drivers Licensing, as applicable.; The selected Applicant must ensure that clients are transported in vehicles that are insured in accordance with NH Administrative Rule He-E 502.32. Selected Applicant’s must carry insurance coverage of not less than $500,000 for automobile liability, to include bodily injury and property damage to one (1) person for any one (1) accident, and $750,000, for bodily injury and property damage to two (2) or more persons for any one (1) accident, including coverage for all owned, hired, or non-owned vehicles, as applicable.; The selected Applicant must assist individuals in accessing transportation services by accepting requests directly from individuals or their designated/appointed representatives.; For Title III transportation services, the selected Applicant must determine eligibility for the service in accordance with requirements in New Hampshire Administrative Rule He-E 502.; The selected Applicant must accept referrals from the Department’s Adult Protective Services (APS), and prioritize service to participants referred by APS.; The Selected applicant must ensure that individuals who are referred for services by APS are automatically eligible for services and prioritized for services in accordance with New Hampshire Administrative Rule He-E 502.; The selected Applicant must provide notice of eligibility or non-eligibility to individuals and provide services to eligible individuals for the one-year eligibility period as required by New Hampshire Administrative Rule He-E 502.
