Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

[begin addition] (A) [end addition] [begin deletion] (1) [end deletion] obtain written
specifications for the adaptive aid from [begin deletion] an appropriate professional including
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[begin addition] (i) [end addition] a licensed physician;[,]
[begin addition] (ii) an RN [end addition] [begin deletion] nurse, [end deletion]
[begin addition] (iii) an [end addition] occupational therapist;[,]
[begin addition] (iv) [end addition] physical therapist;[begin deletion] , or [end deletion]
[begin addition] (v) a [end addition] speech [begin addition], hearing, and language therapist;
or [end addition]
[begin addition] (vi) for computer assistive technology, augmentative communication devices,
or environmental controls, another appropriate professional, including a rehabilitation engineer;
and [end addition] [begin deletion] pathologist. Other appropriate professionals, including
rehabilitation engineers, may provide assessments and specifications for computer assistive
technology, augmentative communication devices, or environmental controls. Providing
assessments and obtaining written specifications is reimbursable as a nursing service if
performed by a nurse and as a therapy service if performed by an occupational therapist, physical
therapist, or speech pathologist and authorized on the individual service plan. If another
appropriate professional is required to provide the assessment and develop the specifications for
computer assistive technology, environmental controls, or augmentative communication devices,
the actual cost of writing the specifications and the follow-up orientation/training visit is
reimbursed as part of the invoice cost up to a maximum of $500. The provider must maintain
documentation to support the cost of developing the specifications; [end deletion]
[begin addition] (B) obtain comparative price quotes or use a price list to document prices of
the adaptive aid from a minimum of three suppliers or annually select a supplier based on the
lowest prices from the quotes or price list for the main types of adaptive aids purchased by the
HCSSA; and
(C) document in the vendor records;
(i) the names of the suppliers from whom all quotes or price lists were obtained:
(ii) the amount of the quotes or price lists;
(iii) the items for which the quotes or price lists were requested; and
(iv) the dates the quotes or price lists were obtained.
(2) A HCSSA may claim reimbursement for an assessment for an adaptive aid:
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