Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2516 - Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (Volume 27)
12 CCR 2516-1 - RULE MANUAL 27, COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAFBLIND
Section 12 CCR 2516-1-27.120 - DEFINITIONS

"Anniversary date" means the same date, but on subsequent years, that the applicant was approved for the Communications Technology Program.

"Applicant" means a person who applies to receive communications device(s) under the auspices of the Communications Technology Program.

"Application" means the official paperwork approved by the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind used for the Communications Technology Program.

"Approved date" means the date that all supporting documentation for the application is received and verified for acceptance by the Communications Technology Program.

"Certification" means professional verification of the applicant's hearing acuity.

"Certifying professional" means those individuals who have been officially recognized by the Communications Technology Program to verify the applicant's hearing acuity, as indicated in Section 27.130.

"Commission" means the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (CCDHHDB), created pursuant to Section 26-21-104, C.R.S.

"Communications technology" means any communication device or application utilizing radio, television, cellular phone, computer and network hardware and software, satellite, cable, broadband systems, or similar medium and the services and applications associated with those mediums, including video and teleconference services pursuant to section 26-21-103(4), C.R.S.

"Device" means any tool or application that provides communications access.

"Fiscal constraint" means when seventy-five percent (75%) of the appropriated program funds have been disbursed or encumbered.

"Fraud" means the intentional deception and misreporting of information in order to obtain telecommunications equipment through this program.

"Natural disaster" means an event of nature such as tornadoes, earthquakes, blizzards, floods, forest fires, dust storms, avalanches, hailstorms, and lightning strikes.

"Resident" means an individual who lives in the State of Colorado as his/her primary residence.

"Tool" means any device or application that provides communications access.

"Vendor" means a company or individual who has successfully bid with the State of Colorado for the purposes of the Communications Technology Program and has received such designation.

"Wireless device" means a device that enables deaf, hard-of-hearing or deafblind individuals to access a wireless network.