(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
the maximum amount HHSC approves as payment for minor home modifications
provided to an individual is $10,000 for the lifetime of the individual.
(b) In addition to the $10,000 lifetime limit described
in subsection (a) of this section, HHSC may approve up to $300 per
IPC period for repair and maintenance of minor home modifications
purchased through the DBMD Program if at least one year has elapsed
since the date the minor home modification was completed.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,
a program provider is not required to follow the process in §260.317
of this division (relating to Requesting Authorization to Purchase
a Minor Home Modification that Costs Less than $1,000) to request
approval for repair and maintenance of a minor home modification,
but must include the amount requested:
(1) in an enrollment IPC developed in accordance with §260.67
of this chapter (relating to Development of a Proposed Enrollment
IPC); or
(2) in a revision or renewal IPC developed in accordance
with §260.77(a) - (d) of this chapter (relating to Renewal and
Revision of an IPP and IPC).
(d) A program provider must follow the process described
in §260.317 of this division if requesting authorization for
repair and maintenance of a minor home modification if:
(1) the minor home modification is not purchased through
the DBMD Program but is identical to an item or service that a program
provider may purchase as a minor home modification listed in the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities Program Manual; or
(2) the amount exceeds the $300 limit described in
subsection (b) of this section and the individual has not reached
the $10,000 lifetime limit described in subsection (a) of this section.
(e) A request described under subsection (d) of this
section and authorized by HHSC is counted toward the $10,000 lifetime
limit described in subsection (a) of this section if the individual
has not reached the lifetime limit.
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