Section 460IAC14-19-2. Driver evaluation

   (a) A driver evaluation must be completed prior to the VR program authorizing a vehicle modification evaluation except as provided in subsection (b).

  (b) A driver evaluation may be waived by the counselor only if:

(1) the eligible individual will not be operating the vehicle as a driver; or

(2) the eligible individual is the planned operator or driver of the vehicle and:

(A) he or she has a valid driver's license;

(B) the eligible individual's functional status has not significantly changed from the date on which the eligible individual's driving license was issued or last renewed; and

(C) the modifications requested are limited to the repositioning or relocation of existing modifications in the same vehicle, the transfer of existing adaptive equipment to another vehicle, or replication of existing equipment in another vehicle.

  (c) Each driver evaluation used to assess an eligible individual's ability to drive and need for driver training must:

(1) be no more than twelve (12) months old;

(2) include an assessment of the eligible individual's ability or anticipated ability with training or suitable adaptive equipment to drive;

(3) be performed by an evaluator of the individual's informed choice who meets the driver evaluator qualifications identified in section 5 of this rule; and

(4) be documented in a written evaluation in the eligible individual's record of services.

(Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 14-19-2; filed Jul 13, 2015, 4:09 p.m.: 20150812-IR-460140507FRA)