The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Blind (person who is)--A person whose visual acuity
with best correction is 20/200 or less in the better eye; or a person
with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter
of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees,
which means a visual field of no greater than 20 degrees in the better
eye.
(2) DBS--Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
Services, Division for Blind Services.
(3) MAPS--The Maximum Affordable Payment Schedule (MAPS)
is a payment system used to purchase physical and mental restoration
services for DARS-Division for Blind Services consumers. DBS uses
MAPS codes that are based on the American Medical Association's Current
Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, the Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS), and reimbursement rates that are established
by Medicare to pay for medical and psychological services for DARS-DBS
consumers.
(4) Medically urgent eye conditions--Conditions that
include, but are not limited to, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and
detached retina. Any other medical condition, to qualify, must be
determined to be medically urgent by both the referring physician
and the DARS Division for Blind Services' medical/ophthalmologic consultant
or his or her designee.
(5) Program--Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment
Program (BEST).
(6) Resident--A person who is present in Texas and
intends to remain in the state, either permanently or for an indefinite
period.
(7) Vision screening--A nondiagnostic procedure that
uses uniform testing techniques to assess a person's risk of vision
loss and eye disease.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §359.505 adopted to be effective December 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 9644; transferred effective February 1, 2022, as published in the January 7, 2022 issue of the Texas Register, 47 TexReg 35 |
