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HPN Bus Passes for Medical Appointments: How to Actually Get One

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HPN Bus Passes for Medical Appointments: How to Actually Get One

What the benefit is

HPN can provide bus passes to help members get to medical appointments. HPN does not name the transit operator, so we no longer name one either.

How to request it

Through a community health worker, or by asking Member Services to check whether you are eligible.

Correction: the "call 3 business days ahead" rule is not this benefit

This page previously told you to call HPN Member Services at least three business days before your appointment. That instruction belongs to MTM's separate non-emergency medical transport programme — a different benefit, arranged a different way. Following it for a bus pass could leave you believing a ride has been arranged when none has, and missing the appointment.

What the bus-pass benefit does not cover

  • Pharmacy trips and behavioral health appointments fall under the separate rides benefit, not the bus pass.
  • There is no "no strict monthly limit". For the MTM rides programme, a trip log and a future scheduled appointment are required.

If you need a ride rather than a bus pass, say that plainly when you call, and ask which programme you are being placed in.

Important: HPN's Medicaid service area changed on 1 January 2026

As of 1 January 2026, Health Plan of Nevada's Medicaid service area is urban Clark County only. Members in Washoe County and rural Clark County moved to CareSource. If you live in one of those areas, the benefits on this page are probably no longer yours — check which plan you are in now before you rely on anything here.

Check this with your plan directly

You do not have to take our word for it. Call your health plan's member services and ask them to confirm the benefit, the amount, and whether you qualify:

Common questions

Should I call three business days before my appointment?
Not for the bus-pass benefit — that rule belongs to MTM's separate non-emergency transport programme. For a bus pass, ask a community health worker or Member Services.
Can I use a bus pass to pick up prescriptions?
Pharmacy trips fall under the separate rides benefit rather than the bus pass. Ask which programme covers your trip.
Is there a monthly limit?
We cannot confirm an unlimited allowance. The MTM rides programme requires a trip log and a future scheduled appointment.

Want help with this benefit?

A bilingual navigator can look at your plan with you and tell you what is included, at no cost. There is no obligation, and you can stop at any time.

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