Vehicle Modification and Adaptation (021) #
Service Code Definition: #
A regional center shall classify a vendor as a Vehicle Modification and Adaptation Provider if the vendor provides devices, controls,
or services which enable recipients to increase their independence or physical safety, and which allow the recipient to live in their home. Services include, but are not limited to; repair, maintenance, installation and training in the care and use of items provided, modified or adapted and are identified in the consumer’s IPP. The manufacturer’s authorized dealer must perform vehicle adaptations. The manufacturer’s authorized dealer shall perform repairs to and maintenance of such equipment where possible.
The following types of adaptations to vehicles are allowable:
1. Door handle replacements
2. Door widening
3. Lifting devices
4. Wheelchair securing devices
5. Adapted seat devices
6. Adapted steering, acceleration, signaling, and braking devices
7. Handrails and grab bars.
Adaptations to vehicles shall be included if on an individual basis, the cost effectiveness of vehicle adaptations, relative to alternative transportation services, is established. Adaptations to vehicles are limited to vehicles owned by the recipient or the recipient’s family and do not include the purchase of the vehicle itself. The recipient’s family includes the recipient’s biological parents, adoptive parents, stepparents, siblings, children, spouse, domestic partner (in those jurisdictions in which domestic partners are legally recognized), or a person who is legal representative of the recipient. Vehicle adaptations will only be provided as a waiver service when they are documented in the individual’s plan of care as necessary in order to avoid institutionalization and there is a written assessment by a licensed Physical Therapist, a registered Occupational Therapist, a vendored rehabilitation facility or Independent Living Center.
