Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 630.000 - Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver services
Section 630.417 - Home Accessibility Adaptations
Universal Citation: 130 MA Code of Regs 130.630
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) Conditions of Payment .
(1) Home accessibility
adaptations are covered only when the participant would be unable to reside in
the participant's home without the accessibility adaptations and the
adaptations enable the participant to function with greater independence within
the participant's home.
(2) All
home accessibility adaptations must be provided in accordance with applicable
state and local building codes.
(B) Nonpayable Services . Home accessibility adaptations are not covered when the adaptations:
(1) bring a substandard dwelling
up to minimum standards or to make improvements to a residence that are of
general utility (for example, new carpeting, roof repairs, or central air
conditioning) and are not of direct medical or remedial benefit to the
participant;
(2) are required by
law to be made by a landlord or other third-party;
(3) are made to a residential habilitation
site, group home, or other provider-owned and -operated residential setting;
or
(4) add to the total square
footage of the home, except when necessary to complete an adaptation (for
example, in order to improve entrance and egress to a residence or to configure
a bathroom to accommodate a wheelchair).
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