A business that assists and monitors individuals served while they are being transported.

Transportation assistant services are vendored separately from the transportation service vendor. The transportation assistant is responsible for assisting and monitoring individuals while being transported and must meet the qualifications for transportation aides specified in Title 17 of the CCR sections 58520(b) and 54342(a)(81) as well as the new components included on the Rate Reform-006 directive.

Your adult family member has challenging behaviors that require extra supervision when being transported in the van to the day program. They like to stand up, sometimes kick the seat in front of them, and have been known to disrobe. The van driver cannot safely drive the vehicle without an assistant to support them.