Support Services for Adults with Developmental ... - DHS home

(P) Overhead track systems to assist with lifting or transferring;
(Q) Specialized electric and plumbing systems that are
necessary to accommodate the medical equipment and
supplies necessary for the welfare of the individual; or
(R) Modifications to a vehicle to meet the unique needs of the
individual (lift, interior alterations such as seats, head and leg
rests and belts, special safety harnesses, or other unique
modifications to keep the individual safe in the vehicle).
(b) Environmental accessibility adaptations exclude:
(A) Adaptations or improvements to the home that are of
general utility and are not of direct medical or remedial benefit
to the individual, such as carpeting, roof repair, and central air
conditioning; and
(B) Adaptations that add to the total square footage of the
home.
(31) "Environmental Modification Consultant" means either an independent
provider, provider organization, or general business paid with support
services funds, to provide advice to an individual, the individual's legal
representative, or the individual's personal agent about the environmental
accessibility adaptation required to meet the individual's needs.
(32) "Exit" means either termination from a Department-funded
developmental disability service provider or transfer from one Departmentfunded
service provider to another.
(33) "Family" for determining individual eligibility for brokerage services as
a resident in the family home and for determining who may receive family
training, means a unit of two or more persons that include at least one
individual with developmental disabilities where the primary caregiver is:
(a) Related to the individual with developmental disabilities by blood,
marriage, or legal adoption; or
(b) In a domestic relationship where partners share:
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