SECTION 260.301. Authorization Amount and Other Limits for Adaptive Aids

(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §260.301 adopted to be effective February 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 896