| (a) HHSC approves a maximum of $10,000 per an individual's
IPC period for adaptive aids, to include repair and maintenance.
(b) A program provider may:
(1) purchase or lease only an adaptive aid listed in
the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities
Program Manual;
(2) purchase repair and maintenance of an adaptive
aid purchased through the DBMD Program but not covered by a warranty;
or
(3) purchase repair and maintenance of an adaptive
aid that was not purchased through the DBMD Program but is identical
to an adaptive aid listed in the Deaf Blind
with Multiple Disabilities Program Manual.
(c) A program provider must ensure that:
(1) a purchased adaptive aid is the exclusive property
and for the exclusive use of the individual for whom it is purchased;
and
(2) a leased adaptive aid is for the exclusive use
of the individual for whom it is leased.
(d) HHSC does not pay for enhancements to an adaptive
aid or for repair and maintenance of an enhancement paid for by non-waiver
resources.
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