Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

in subsection (f), or exceeds the service limit for transition assistance services. Further, the
proposed amendment to §45.223 removes language regarding termination, denial, or proposed
reduction of CLASS Program services, because that language is duplicated in §45.225, and adds
a new subsection referencing §45.225.
The proposed amendment to §45.225 clarifies that DADS reviews an IPC to determine if an
adaptive aid or minor home modification is requested in accordance with the requirements in
Subchapter F. The proposed amendment states that DADS reviews an IPC to determine if the
requirements in proposed new §45.218 regarding service limits are met. Further, the proposed
amendment reorganizes subsection (d) to describe the process DADS follows in denying or
proposing reduction of a requested CLASS Program service and modifying an individual's IPC
and adds language stating that the basis for such denial, reduction, and modification includes
exceeding the service limit for transition assistance services or DADS denial of a request for an
exception to a service limit described in proposed new §45.218(b).
The proposed amendment to §45.403 states that an individual's service may be denied if the
service limit for transition assistance services is exceeded or DADS denies a request for an
exception to a service limit described in proposed new §45.218(b).
The proposed amendment to §45.405 states that an individual's service may be proposed for
reduction if the service limit for transition assistance services is exceeded or DADS denies a
request for an exception to a service limit described in proposed new §45.218(b).
The proposed amendment to §45.602 changes the maximum amount of $10,000 that DADS may
authorize as payment for adaptive aids and dental treatment to the new service limit of $6,935
listed in proposed new §45.218(b). The proposed amendment states that the new authorization
limit is subject to an exception granted by DADS under proposed new §45.219 and, if an
exception is granted, the maximum amount that may be authorized is $10,000.
The proposed amendment to §45.604 deletes the requirement for a CMA to obtain authorization
for payment to the DSA for a specifications for adaptive aids, restructures the process for a DSA
and CMA to obtain DADS authorization for an adaptive aid, and updates rule citations.
The proposed amendment to §45.605 deletes language regarding DADS authorization of
payment for specifications of an adaptive aid and the requirement that a DSA obtain an invoice
for the cost of specifications.
The proposed amendment to §45.606 and §45.609 updates rule citations.
The proposed amendment to §45.612 changes the maximum amount of $10,000 that DADS may
authorize as payment for minor home modifications to the new service limit of $7,515 listed in
proposed new §45.218(b). The proposed amendment states that the new authorization limit is
subject to an exception granted by DADS under proposed new §45.219 and, if an exception is
granted, the maximum amount that may be authorized is $10,000.
The proposed amendment to §45.613 deletes the requirement of a CMA to obtain authorization
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