SECTION 260.315. Authorization Limit for Minor Home Modifications and Amount for Repair and Maintenance

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the maximum amount HHSC approves as payment for minor home modifications provided to an individual is $10,000 for the lifetime of the individual.

(b) In addition to the $10,000 lifetime limit described in subsection (a) of this section, HHSC may approve up to $300 per IPC period for repair and maintenance of minor home modifications purchased through the DBMD Program if at least one year has elapsed since the date the minor home modification was completed.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a program provider is not required to follow the process in §260.317 of this division (relating to Requesting Authorization to Purchase a Minor Home Modification that Costs Less than $1,000) to request approval for repair and maintenance of a minor home modification, but must include the amount requested:

(1) in an enrollment IPC developed in accordance with §260.67 of this chapter (relating to Development of a Proposed Enrollment IPC); or

(2) in a revision or renewal IPC developed in accordance with §260.77(a) - (d) of this chapter (relating to Renewal and Revision of an IPP and IPC).

(d) A program provider must follow the process described in §260.317 of this division if requesting authorization for repair and maintenance of a minor home modification if:

(1) the minor home modification is not purchased through the DBMD Program but is identical to an item or service that a program provider may purchase as a minor home modification listed in the Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities Program Manual; or

(2) the amount exceeds the $300 limit described in subsection (b) of this section and the individual has not reached the $10,000 lifetime limit described in subsection (a) of this section.

(e) A request described under subsection (d) of this section and authorized by HHSC is counted toward the $10,000 lifetime limit described in subsection (a) of this section if the individual has not reached the lifetime limit.

Source Note: The provisions of this §260.315 adopted to be effective February 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 896