I.
Elderly:
Elderly persons shall be permitted to ride the PART transit bus for
half-fare at all times of the day.
An elderly person is defined as being over the age of 60.
Documentation required to substantiate proof of age shall be a Medicare
card, an Office for Aging card, or a Fixed-Route, Half-Fare Certification Card
issued by the Department.
II. Disabled: Disabled persons shall be permitted to ride the PART transit bus for half-fare at all times of the day. A disabled person is defined as meeting any of the conditions defined in the definitions below:
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Blind:
Having central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with
the useof correcting lens, whose peripheral vision is limited to a level of ten
degrees. (
[ ] Deaf: Complete lack of bone conduction in both ears or a hearing loss of 80 decibels or greater as verified by audiometric testing.
[ ] Ambulatory Disability: The person is unable to move about without the aid of a wheelchair, walker, crutches, or a cane; or:
The person suffers from a heart or respiratory ailment which makes it impossible or unadvisable to walk for long distances; or:
The person has an obvious and serious disorder of gait which substantially interferes with the use of mass transportation facilities.
[ ] Developmental Disability: A handicapping condition originating before age 22 and continuing indefinitely which is attributable to Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Neurological Impairment, Mental Retardation or Epilepsy.
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*Mentally Retarded:
The person has an I.Q. of 69 or less or has a physical or
mental impairment resulting in restriction of function.
The
*As determined by the Stanford-Binet,
W.I.S.C., W.A.I.S., or conversion
[ ] Mental Illness: The person has a mental disease or mental condition which is manifested by a disorder or disturbance in behavior, feeling, thinking, or judgment to such an extent that the person so afflicted requires care, treatment, and rehabilitation by a psychiatrist or psychologist in a mental hospital or certified day program.
Documentation required to substantiate proof of a disability shall be a MTA card or a Fixed-Route Half-Fare Certification Card issued by the Department.
III. Student: A student must be enrolled in high school or full-time in college to receive student certification. Full-time is defined as 12 semester hours or more. Documentation required to substantiate student status will be a current student identification card or a Fixed-Route Student Certification Card issued by the Department.
IV.
Children under 13 are Half-Fare.This policy supersedes the Elderly and Handicapped Policy issued by the
Putnam County Department of Planning, Development and Public Transportation on
April 1, 1991.
Effective January 24, 1994
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Half-Fare Application
