| (3) instructs the program participant or caregiver
in replacing a battery;
(4) visits a program participant's residence to check
the electronic monitoring system equipment within five business days
after the equipment has registered five or more "low battery" signals
in a 72-hour period and replaces the defective battery during the
visit, if necessary; and
(5) documents and maintains a record of each instance
of faulty equipment and low battery signal and includes in the documentation:
(A) the date the vendor became aware of the faulty
equipment or low battery signal;
(B) the equipment or subscriber number;
(C) a description of the problem; and
(D) the date the entire equipment or a part of it was
repaired or replaced.
(l) Suspension and termination of services. A AAA must
ensure that a vendor:
(1) suspends services before the end of the authorization
period and removes the equipment from a program participant's residence,
if the vendor becomes aware that:
(A) the program participant moves to an area where
the vendor does not provide services or that is not in the AAA's planning
and service area;
(B) the program participant is admitted to an LTC facility,
personal care home, foster care setting, or any other institutional
setting where 24-hour supervision is available;
(C) the program participant moves to a noninstitutional
residence and the requirements in subsection (b)(2) of this section
are not met;
(D) the program participant dies; or
(E) the program participant requests for services to
be terminated; and
(2) if services are suspended and equipment removed
from a program participant's residence in accordance with paragraph
(1) of this subsection:
(A) notifies the AAA within the next business day after
such removal; and
(B) sends a case information form requesting service
termination to the AAA within seven days after the notification.
(m) Special reporting considerations. A AAA must ensure
that a vendor notifies the AAA of any of the following events within
one business day of learning that:
(1) a program participant activated:
(A) four false alarms that result in a response by
fire department, police, sheriff, or ambulance personnel within a
six-month period; or
(B) 20 false alarms of any kind within a six-month
period;
(2) the program participant is away from the residence
or is unable to participate in the service delivery for three consecutive
months or more; or
(3) the program participant is no longer able to operate
the electronic monitoring system properly.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §213.213 adopted to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 7293; transferred effective November 15, 2020, as published in the Texas Register October 30, 2020, 45 TexReg 7721 |
