Section 150-105-2 - ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION1. Application for Services Any person who applies for services shall undergo an eligibility determination, the results of which shall be shared with the individual. An applicant is anyone who signs a dated application or letter requesting independent living services. Applicants shall receive written notification of appeal rights, including the name and address of the person with whom the appeal may be filed, and availability of the Client Assistance Program.
2. Eligibility determinations shall be made based on the following requirements: A. The individual must have less than 20/70 vision in the better eye with best correction or less than 20-degree fields and/or a significant functional impairment directly related to the visual limitations.B. Blindness services are reasonably expected to significantly assist the individual to improve his or her ability to function independently in family or community. Improvement in ability to function independently in family or community refers to a demonstration in functional or behavioral terms of an individual's greater independence or maintenance of independence in such areas as self-care, activities of daily living, leisure activities, communication, or orientation and mobility.3. Determination of Eligibility or Ineligibility A. For each individual determined eligible for independent living services, the case record must include documentation of the presence of a visual disability.B. An individual is ineligible when the medical documentation does not substantiate a vision related disability and/or vision does not present a functional limitation to independent living.C. Written notification of the determination, appeal rights, and the availability of services through the Client Assistance Program shall be provided to the individual.12- 150 C.M.R. ch. 105, § 2