5-018.04C Escort Provider Standards

The provider must:

1. Be an individual age 19 or older;

2. Have training or experience in working with persons who are aged or who have a disability;

3. Have training or experience in providing personal assistance;

4. Agree to have his/her driving records reviewed, if the escort will drive;

5. Maintain information on specific needs of each client served; and

6. Report all changes observed to the client’s services coordinator.

The escort provider who personally drives the client must also meet all individual provider standards in 473 NAC 5-018.04D.  The escort provider must complete the individual transportation provider self-certification.

If the client requires an escort and the escort will not drive (for example, handibus, taxi, or airfare), Department staff must authorize sufficient transportation units for both the client and the escort.

{8/20/07}