460 Ind. Admin. Code 14-20-2

Current through December 25, 2024

Section 460 IAC 14-20-2 - Home modification evaluation

Authority: IC 12-8-8.5-4; IC 12-9-2-3; IC 12-9-5-1; IC 12-9-5-3

Affected: IC 12-9-5; IC 12-12-1

Sec. 2.

(a) An eligible individual must obtain a home modification evaluation, regardless of the anticipated type, scope, complexity, or cost of the home modifications.

(b) Each home modification evaluation must:

(1) be performed by an evaluator in accordance with subsection (c);

(2) include an assessment of the eligible individual and his or her place of residence;

(3) identify the nature and scope of the eligible individual's needs for home modification services;

(4) include the appropriate specifications of the required home modifications;

(5) be documented in a written evaluation in the eligible individual's record of services; and

(6) demonstrate how the home modification service is relevant to the employment outcome.

(c) The service provider selected to perform the required home modification evaluation must be an evaluator of the eligible individual's informed choice who:

(1) is a service provider approved by BRS;

(2) has no ownership or other financial interest in the residence to be modified or the modifications to be made; and

(3) has no significant conflict of interest with the eligible individual or with the immediate family members of the eligible individual.

460 IAC 14-20-2

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-20-2; filed 7/13/2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA

Errata Filed 6/30/2016, 3:47 p.m.: 20160720-IR-460160272ACA

Readopted filed 11/7/2022, 10:18 a.m.: 20221207-IR-460220285RFA