To qualify for an Angel Bus passengers must:

1. Have financial need for assistance
2. Be medically cleared to travel 
3. Be ambulatory and able to get in and out of motor coach with little or no assistance 
4. Not require medical care en route.
5. Not have a communicable disease
6. If oxygen is required, it must be provided by the patient and be in a Dept. of Transportation pressure test approved bottle.

Angel Bus passengers may be of any age, whether a child requiring access to medical treatment in another area of the country or an adult requiring travel due to a family crisis.  Angel Bus attempts to match each special need with a volunteer driver who can help.

Angel Bus recipients must answer several health questions in order for the staff to assess the client’s fitness for travel. If the answers to any of these questions suggest a problem may exist, written permission must be obtained from the passenger’s physician.

No one will be transported if they have a readily communicable disease. All passengers must be ambulatory, which means getting in and out of the motor coach on their own.   Angel Bus passengers must be considered outpatients. If the person requires oxygen, he or she must provide the oxygen, and it must be in a DOT approved container. Passengers are responsible for their own medications.

If passengers require any medical assistance during the trip, they must bring someone who can assist them. Angel Bus drivers are not trained in medical emergencies, and will not be able to provide any medical assistance. Once approved, a mission coordinator arranges each transport with the passenger and a volunteer driver. 

In helping people, we also make safety our highest priority. It is important to have alternative travel options if possible in the event a transport is delayed or cancelled due to technical or weather challenges.