(a) To purchase a minor home modification for an individual
that costs less than $1,000, a program provider:
(1) does not have to obtain specifications as described
in §260.321 of this division (relating to Specifications for
a Minor Home Modification);
(2) includes the cost of the minor home modification
and the cost of the inspection of the minor home modifications, 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 (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);
(3) ensures 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)(3)(B) of this section and makes a determination
in accordance with:
(1) for an enrollment IPC and IPP, §260.69 of
this chapter (relating to HHSC's Review of Request for Enrollment);
or
(2) for a revision or renewal IPC and IPP, §260.77(f)
of this chapter.
(c) 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.
(d) 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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