Section 460IAC14-16-3. Maintenance, repair, and replacement of equipment

   (a) Maintenance costs for medical or assistive technology devices or equipment are the responsibility of the eligible individual or the eligible individual's family.

  (b) The VR program shall pay for repair costs for medical or assistive technology devices or equipment when such repairs are required for:

(1) the eligible individual to access and participate in vocational rehabilitation services; or

(2) job retention or advancement.

  (c) The VR program shall pay for the replacement of medical or assistive technology devices or equipment only if the VR program determines that the original devices or equipment no longer meet the vocational rehabilitation needs of the eligible individual's employment outcome.

  (d) The VR program shall not pay to repair or replace medical or other devices and equipment lost, damaged, or destroyed due to the eligible individual's own negligence or abuse. (Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-16-3; filed Jul 13, 2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA; errata filed Jun 30, 2016, 3:47 p.m.: 20160720-IR-460160272ACA)