Section 460IAC14-19-14. Limits on vehicle modification services

   The VR program shall not pay for the following:

(1) The modification of any vehicle:

(A) of which the eligible individual or a family member of the individual is not the titled owner;

(B) that is more than ten (10) years old or has more than one hundred thousand (100,000) miles on the odometer, except if permitted by the counselor based on the premodification vehicle inspection; or

(C) that is not the eligible individual's primary means of transportation.

(2) The modification of any secondary vehicle for the eligible individual's use.

(3) The purchase, installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, modification, or transfer of duplicate adaptive equipment or systems.

(4) The modification of any vehicle based on information obtained from a vehicle modification evaluation or a premodification vehicle inspection to be:

(A) unfit for the necessary and appropriate vehicle modifications; or

(B) not modifiable in a manner consistent with section 7 of this rule.

(5) For any of the cost of vehicle repairs undertaken by the eligible individual or vehicle owner required to make the vehicle fit for vehicle modifications.

(6) Additional modifications requested within three (3) years of the last vehicle modification provided, unless the vehicle modification is required due to a substantial change in the eligible individual's vocational rehabilitation needs.

(7) Vehicle modifications for any eligible individual who has failed to satisfy any of the requirements of this rule.

(8) Any of the ordinary and ongoing costs of vehicle ownership and operation.

(9) Any equipment, modification, or service that is not specifically related to an eligible individual's vocational rehabilitation needs for transportation.

(10) The installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, repositioning, relocation, or transfer of any equipment that has not been certified in accordance with the federal Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (49 CFR Part 595).

(11) The cost of any repair or replacement that is covered under warranties or insurance.

(12) Retrofitting any vehicle with standard or optional equipment or features available to the general public at time of purchase, except if it is necessary for the eligible individual's vocational rehabilitation needs.

(13) Repositioning or relocating existing adaptive equipment in the same vehicle or transferring the existing equipment from one (1) vehicle to another for the same eligible individual, except when such vehicle modification complies with the requirements of this rule.

(14) The removal of adaptive equipment, reversal of other modifications, or other restoration of any vehicle after vehicle modification services have been provided.

(Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-19-14; filed Jul 13, 2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA)