Aging and Disability Services Council Sharon Swift Butterworth ...

[begin addition] (2) The service limit described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is not
subject to an exception. [end addition]
[begin addition] (3) [end addition] [(2)] [begin addition] DADS does not reimburse for an
adaptive aid [end addition] [begin deletion] Adaptive aids [end deletion] costing less than $100
[begin deletion] are not reimbursable [end deletion].
[begin addition] (e) [end addition] [(d)] Minor home modifications. [begin deletion] The cost
ceilings for minor home modifications are [end deletion]:
(1) [begin addition] An individual may receive minor home modifications during the
individual's lifetime having a maximum cost of [end addition] $7,500 [begin addition], which
may be paid in one or more IPC years. [end addition] [begin deletion] in an individual's lifetime;
and [end deletion]
(2) [begin addition] An individual may receive, during an IPC year, a maximum of [end
addition] $300 for [begin addition] repair [end addition] [begin deletion] repairs [end deletion]
and maintenance [begin addition] of a minor home modification [end addition] [begin deletion]
per IPC year [end deletion].
[begin addition] (f) [end addition] [begin deletion] (e) [end deletion] Transition assistance
services.
(1) An individual may access transition assistance services only once in the individual's
lifetime.
(2) The cost ceiling for transition assistance services is $2,500.
[begin addition] §51.232. Exception to Service Limit.
(a) If the DADS case manager receives information demonstrating the need of the parent or
guardian to exceed a service limit described in §51.231(b)(2) or (c)(1) of this subchapter
(relating to Service Limitations), the DADS case manager determines whether providing the
service in excess of the service limit is necessary to support the individual’s primary caregiver
and enable the individual to remain safely in the home.
(b) The DADS case manager grants an exception to a service limit if, after a review of the
information received as described in subsection (a) of this section, the DADS case manager
determines that providing the service in excess of the service limit is necessary to support the
individual’s primary caregiver and enable the individual to remain safely in the home.
(c) An exception granted under subsection (b) of this section is subject to:
(1) for facility-based respite, a maximum of 29 days during an IPC year; and
(2) the individual cost limit as described in §51.203(7) of this subchapter (relating to
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