460 IAC 14-19-7 - Allowed modifications

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. 7.

(a) The VR program may provide limited vehicle modifications for which National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) guidelines have been established, such as:

(1) wheelchair tie-downs and lock-downs;

(2) wheelchair lifts;

(3) manual hand controls;

(4) electronic consoles for operating controls;

(5) adaptive steering and braking systems that reduce or modify the physical effort required for steering and braking;

(6) raised roofs and door openings, when necessary for vehicle entry and exit;

(7) lowered floors and other floor modifications; and

(8) power transfer seat bases.

(b) The VR program may pay for a vehicle modification using an eligible individual's previous adaptive equipment if it is appropriate to the current vehicle modification described in the premodification vehicle inspection.

Notes

460 IAC 14-19-7

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-19-7; filed 7/13/2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA Readopted filed 8/18/2021, 10:01 a.m.: 20210915-IR-460210198RFA