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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".17" citation="COMAR 10.09.84.17" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="84" heading="Covered Services — Personal Emergency Response Systems.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Program covers the following related to a device, system, or piece of equipment described under §B of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Purchase and installation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Monthly cost of a covered system or rented device or equipment, including monitoring, maintenance, and repair.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A portable help button to allow for the participant’s mobility; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A motion detector when necessary for the participant’s safety.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>