Minnesota Administrative Rules

3325.0250 SCOPE OF SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND ADJUSTMENT OF LIMITATIONS.

Subpart 1.

Scope of services.

SSB provides the following services to independent living eligible individuals subject to the conditions specified in part 3325.0420 and those contained in this part:

A.

group and individual blindness services that consist of independent living counseling, rehabilitation teaching services, and orientation and mobility services;

B.

communication center services;

C.

diagnostic assessment services;

D.

interpreter services;

E.

low vision services with the following limitations:

(1)

only up to a limit of $300 per period of eligibility for each spectacle mounted low vision aid with at least a +4.00 diopter add; and

(2)

SSB does not purchase electronic magnification systems for individuals;

F.

maintenance;

G.

referral services;

H.

services to family members identified in part 3325.0110, subpart 72, up to a limit of $300 per period of eligibility;

I.

rehabilitation technology with the following limitations:

(1)

only up to $100 per period of eligibility for each nonelectronic technology device;

(2)

only up to $1,000 total per period of eligibility for adaptive software;

(3)

only up to ten hours of training, excluding travel time, per period of eligibility for keyboarding, computer literacy, and use of computerized aids or devices; and

(4)

SSB does not purchase computers, related accessories, or other computerized aids and devices for individuals; and

J.

transportation services.

Subp. 2.

Adjustment of limitations.

Expenditure limitations imposed by subpart 1 must be adjusted by the director on an annual basis according to the requirements of this subpart.

A.

In November of each year, the director must obtain from the Federal Register the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index published by the secretary of labor for October of the preceding federal fiscal year and October of the federal fiscal year in which such publication is made.

B.

If in any fiscal year the percentage change indicates an increase in the Consumer Price Index, as determined under item A, then the expenditure limitations imposed by subpart 1 for the subsequent fiscal year must be equal to the expenditure limitation increased by such percentage change, rounded off to the nearest $5 increment.

C.

If in any fiscal year the percentage change does not indicate an increase in the Consumer Price Index, as determined under item A, then the expenditure limitations imposed by subpart 1 for the subsequent fiscal year must be equal to the expenditure limitation in place at the time of publication.

D.

For purposes of this subpart, "Consumer Price Index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published monthly by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 248.07

History:

11 SR 1784; 36 SR 33

Published Electronically:

August 24, 2011