Provider Requirements
Southeastrans contracts with private transportation providers to deliver a range of transportation services. Ambulatory, wheelchair, and stretcher transport services are needed to meet a wide range of non-emergency transport needs. Through subcontracting agreements, Southeastrans and private providers become partners in a highly-efficient and effective transportation network.
Provider Application Process
Existing transportation providers appying to contract with Southeastrans must submit a Request for Qualification form along with evidence of all required credentials. A list of the required forms is provided below. Specific requirements may vary by state, and may change without notice. Contact the Provider Relations Department at 678-510-4600 for the most current information.
After a review of your documentation and an assessment of our transportation needs Southeastrans will determine whether or not to proceed into a transportation aggreement.
- • Company and Vehicle Information
- • Current Business License
- • Current Certificate of Liability & Vehicle Insurance
- • Public Service Commission/MCA Registration (or appropriate ambulance license)
- • Owner and Driver Information
- • Current criminal background check for owners and all employees
- • Current drug tests for owners and employees
- • Copies of current driver’s license and social security numbers
- • A three-year motor vehicle report (driving record) for all drivers
Becoming a Provider
After all documentation requirements have been met and Southeastrans has contracted with you all vehicles must pass a comprehensive safety inspection. The following items must be in place in each vehicle:
- • Metal step stool
- • Seat belt cutter
- • Seat belt extender
- • Hazard triangles (3)
- • Fire extinguisher (5 lb)
- • First aid kit
- • Cab cards (Available through Public Service Commission)
- • Spill kit
- • Exterior signage (Company name, Company telephone number, PSC Class designation)
- • Interior signage (“No Eating, Drinking, or Smoking” sign, Seat Belt sign, Company name and phone number)
Wheelchair vans must meet the following additional requirements:
- • Must be compliant with ADA requirements
- • Minimum 56 inch floor-to-ceiling height clearance
- • Engine-Wheelchair lift interlock system
- • Approved hydraulic or electro-mechanical wheelchair lift
- • Approved wheelchair restraint system
- • Approved wheelchair entrance door dimensions and clearance
- • Ability to accommodate scooter-type wheelchairs
All drivers must complete the following training courses before they are authorized to provide transportation services:
- • Defensive driving certification
- • First aid certification
- • Passenger assistance verification
- • Spill kit training verification
- • CPR certification
Contact Southeastrans at 678-510-4600 if you have questions about transportation provider requirements.