# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 09 — Medical Care Programs

### Chapter 84 — Community First Choice

#### Regulation .17 Covered Services — Personal Emergency Response Systems.

*COMAR 10.09.84.17*

A. The Program covers the following related to a device, system, or piece of equipment described under §B of this regulation:

  (1) Purchase and installation;

  (2) Monthly cost of a covered system or rented device or equipment, including monitoring, maintenance, and repair.

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 but is not limited to:

  (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 safety.