460 IAC 14.1-19-4 Limitations on vehicle modification

Sec. 4. (a) Vehicle modifications must meet the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association guidelines. (b) The following do not qualify as or for vehicle modification services: (1) The modification of a vehicle: (A) of which a participant or a family member of the participant is not the registered owner; (B) more than ten (10) years old or has more than one hundred thousand (100,000) miles on the odometer, unless the vehicle modification is appropriate based on the premodification vehicle inspection and level of modification required; or (C) considered by a vehicle modification provider as: (i) unfit for the necessary vehicle modifications; or (ii) not modifiable under the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association guidelines. (2) The: (A) purchase; (B) installation; (C) upkeep; (D) repair; (E) replacement; (F) modification; or (G) transfer; of duplicate equipment for backup or contingency purposes. (3) The cost of vehicle repairs undertaken by the participant or vehicle owner required to make a vehicle fit for vehicle modifications. (4) Regular and routine costs of vehicle ownership and operation. (5) Equipment, a modification, or a service not specifically related to the participant's vocational rehabilitation needs. (6) The cost of a repair or replacement covered under the participant's vehicle warranties or insurance, including homeowner's insurance. (7) Retrofitting a vehicle with equipment that would have been standard or optional if the vehicle were purchased new, except when it is necessary for the participant's vocational rehabilitation needs. (8) Repositioning or relocating existing adaptive equipment in the same vehicle or transferring the existing equipment from one (1) vehicle to another for the same participant, except when the vehicle modification complies with the requirements of this rule. (9) The removal of adaptive equipment, reversal of other modifications, or other restoration of a vehicle after vehicle modification services have been provided. (10) Repair or replacement of damaged items, adaptive equipment, or modifications lost, damaged, stolen, or destroyed due to the participant's own negligence or abuse.