Environmental Accessibility Adaptation (356) #
Budget Category: #
Health and Safety
Description/Providers: #
Environmental Accessibility
Service Code Description: #
Those physical adaptations to the participant’s home, required by the individual’s IPP, which are necessary to ensure the health, welfare and safety of the individual, or which enable the individual to function with greater independence in the home, and without which, the individual would be at risk for institutionalization. These services are allowed only when another entity (i.e. landlord) is not responsible for making the needed adaptation(s). Such adaptations may include the installation of ramps and grab-bars, widening of doorways, modification of bathroom facilities, or installation of specialized electric and plumbing systems which are necessary to accommodate the medical equipment and supplies which are necessary for the welfare of the individual. Provided that they are allowable, other environmental accessibility adaptations and repairs may be approved on a case-by-case basis as technology changes or as a participant’s physical or environmental needs change. Excluded are those adaptations or improvements to the home which are of general utility, and are not of direct medical or remedial benefit to the individual, such as carpeting, roof repair, central air conditioning, etc.. All services shall be provided in accordance with applicable State or local building codes. • It may be necessary to make environmental modifications to an individual’s home before he/she transitions from an institution to the community. Such modifications may be made while the person is institutionalized. Environmental modifications, included in the individual’s plan of care, may be furnished up to 180 days prior to the individual’s discharge from an institution. However, such modifications will not be considered complete until the date the individual leaves the institution and is enrolled in the waiver.
EVV Required? #
No
