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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".29" citation="COMAR 10.09.81.29" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="81" heading="Covered Services — Assistive Technology.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Definition. “Unit of service” means a device or appliance that is purchased as one item, including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Any required training in the use of the device; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An assessment for the use of the device, if the assessment is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Performed directly by the provider; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Routinely included as part of the provider's cost for the item.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Assistive technology includes nonexperimental technology or adaptive equipment, excluding service animals, which enables a participant to live in the community and to participate in community activities.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Assistive technology may include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Environmental control units for participants' homes to allow spontaneous or programmed control of household appliances and other home devices;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Personal computers, software, and computer accessories which enable participants to function more independently;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maintenance and repair of the covered assistive technology devices and equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Augmentative communication and communication-enhancement devices;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Aids for daily living and self-help aids used in activities such as eating, bathing, cooking, dressing, toileting, and home maintenance; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Equipment needed to adapt the participant's or family's automotive vehicle for personal transportation such as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Adaptive driving aids;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Hand controls; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Wheelchair lifts, and other lifts used for personal transportation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>To be covered under this chapter, each item of assistive technology shall meet applicable standards of manufacture, design, usage, and installation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>