RIte Care/RIte Share
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services and RIPTA have partnered to provide accessible transportation for Rhode Islanders enrolled in the RIte Care/RIte Share health insurance program. Through this partnership, RIPTA provides monthly bus passes to all RIte Care/RIte Share members identified by the RI Department of Human Services as eligible. These passes enable household heads and their dependent children to access reliable transportation to medical services and preventive healthcare, including visits to doctors, hospitals and labs.
How does the transportation program work?
Guidelines for RIte Care/RIte Share eligibility
Eligibility for both RIte Care and RIte Share are determined by the RI Department of Human Services. Persons eligible for RIte Care and RIte Share include: families with children under age 18, children up to age 19, pregnant women, foster children, and licensed family child care providers and their children under age 18.
RIte Care is Rhode Island’s health insurance program, providing eligible uninsured participants with comprehensive healthcare through one of three participating health plans: Neighborhood Health Plan of RI, United Healthcare of New England and Blue Chip. Families enroll in a health plan of their choice.
RIte Share is a premium assistance program that helps families get health insurance coverage through their employer (or spouse’s employer). If a family qualifies under criteria established for the RIte Care program, RIte Share will pay for all or part of the employee’s share of the health insurance premium. RIte Share also pays for co-payments in the employer’s health insurance plan.
How do I apply for the RIte Care/RIte Share transportation program?
Please contact a DHS representative at:
RIte Care Info Line
(401) 462-1300 English
(401) 462-1500 Spanish
1-800-745-5555 TDD
How does the transportation program work?
- You must be enrolled in the RIte Care/RIte Share program (see below) to be eligible for RIte Care/Rite Share transportation services.
- Each eligible household head and dependent children enrolled in the RIte Care/RIte Share program receive the standard RIPTA monthly pass.
- RIPTA monthly passes are available to eligible RIte Care/RIte Share participants at the customer service desk of any Stop & Shop or Shaw’s supermarket throughout the State upon presentation of a Medicaid Card. They are not available at RIPTA offices.
- Eligible participants will need to get a new bus pass every month.
- Bus passes are available on the 25th of each month for the next month's bus pass. Bus passes cannot be re-issued.
- RIPTA monthly passes must be swiped in the e-fare box upon boarding a RIPTA bus.
Guidelines for RIte Care/RIte Share eligibility
Eligibility for both RIte Care and RIte Share are determined by the RI Department of Human Services. Persons eligible for RIte Care and RIte Share include: families with children under age 18, children up to age 19, pregnant women, foster children, and licensed family child care providers and their children under age 18.
RIte Care is Rhode Island’s health insurance program, providing eligible uninsured participants with comprehensive healthcare through one of three participating health plans: Neighborhood Health Plan of RI, United Healthcare of New England and Blue Chip. Families enroll in a health plan of their choice.
RIte Share is a premium assistance program that helps families get health insurance coverage through their employer (or spouse’s employer). If a family qualifies under criteria established for the RIte Care program, RIte Share will pay for all or part of the employee’s share of the health insurance premium. RIte Share also pays for co-payments in the employer’s health insurance plan.
How do I apply for the RIte Care/RIte Share transportation program?
Please contact a DHS representative at:
RIte Care Info Line
(401) 462-1300 English
(401) 462-1500 Spanish
1-800-745-5555 TDD