(a) To purchase a minor home modification for an individual
that costs $1,000 or more, a program provider must:
(1) ensure that the individual's service planning team
includes the cost, not to exceed $200, of the specifications for the
requested minor home modification in the individual's IPP and IPC
developed in accordance with:
(A) for an enrollment IPP and enrollment IPC, §260.65
of this chapter (relating to Development of an Enrollment IPP) and §260.67
of this chapter (relating to Development of a Proposed Enrollment
IPC); or
(B) for a revision or renewal IPP and IPC, §260.77(a)
- (d) of this chapter (relating to Renewal and Revision of an IPP
and IPC); and
(2) ensure the case manager:
(A) obtains an HHSC Rationale for Adaptive Aids, Medical
Supplies, and Minor Home Modifications form completed in accordance
with the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities
Program Manual; and
(B) submits to HHSC:
(i) the IPC and IPP:
(I) in accordance with §260.61(l)(1) of this chapter
(relating to Process for Enrollment of an Individual) for an individual
requesting enrollment in the DBMD Program; or
(II) in accordance with §260.77(a) - (d) of this
chapter for an individual receiving DBMD Program services; and
(ii) the completed HHSC Rationale for Adaptive Aids,
Medical Supplies, and Minor Home Modifications form.
(b) HHSC reviews the documentation submitted in accordance
with subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section, and makes a determination
in accordance with:
(1) for an enrollment IPP and enrollment IPC, §260.69
of this chapter (relating to HHSC's Review of Request for Enrollment);
or
(2) for a revision or renewal IPP and IPC, §260.77(f)
of this chapter.
(c) If HHSC approves the IPC for payment of the specifications,
a program provider must:
(1) within 30 calendar days after the date HHSC approves
the IPC, obtain the specifications in accordance with §260.321
of this division (relating to Specifications for a Minor Home Modification);
and
(2) within 60 calendar days after the specifications
are obtained:
(A) obtain bids from vendors in accordance with §260.323(a)
- (c) of this division (relating to Bid Requirements for a Minor Home
Modification); and
(B) select a vendor in accordance with §260.323(d)
of this division to complete construction of the minor home modification.
(d) A program provider must:
(1) include the cost of the minor home modification
from the bid submitted by the vendor selected as described in subsection
(c)(2)(B) of this section and the cost of the inspection of the minor
home modification, not to exceed $150, in an IPC and IPP developed
in accordance with:
(A) for an enrollment IPP and enrollment IPC, §260.65
of this chapter and §260.67 of this chapter; or
(B) for a revision or renewal IPP and IPC, §260.77(a)
- (d) of this chapter; and
(2) ensure the case manager submits the IPC and IPP
to HHSC:
(A) in accordance with §260.61(l)(1) of this chapter
for an individual requesting enrollment in the DBMD Program; or
(B) in accordance with §260.77(a) - (d) of this
chapter for an individual receiving DBMD Program services.
(e) HHSC reviews the documentation submitted in accordance
with subsection (d)(2) of this section, and makes a determination
in accordance with:
(1) §260.69 of this chapter, for an enrollment
IPP and enrollment IPC; or
(2) §260.77(f) of this chapter, for a revision
or renewal IPP and IPC.
(f) Before construction of a minor home modification
begins, a program provider must:
(1) obtain written approval for construction of the
modification from the owner of the property in question, unless such
approval is granted in an applicable lease agreement; and
(2) ensure that the selected vendor obtains any required
building permits.
(g) A program provider must direct a vendor to begin
construction of a minor home modification within seven calendar days
after one of the following, whichever is later:
(1) the date HHSC approves the proposed IPC; or
(2) the effective date of the IPC as determined by
the service planning team.
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