# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 09 — Medical Care Programs

### Chapter 81 — Increased Community Services (ICS) Program

#### Regulation .28 Covered Services — Personal Emergency Response Systems.

*COMAR 10.09.81.28*

A. Definition. “Unit of service” means any of the following:

  (1) Purchase and installation;

  (2) Maintenance or repair; or

  (3) Monthly cost of a covered system or rented device or equipment.

B. A personal emergency response system is an electronic device or system which enables a participant to secure help in an emergency and may include:

  (1) A device connected to the participant's telephone or other device and programmed to signal, upon activation of a help button, a response center with properly trained staff on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;

  (2) A portable help button to allow for the participant's mobility; and

  (3) A motion detector when necessary for the participant's health, safety, and welfare.