(a) The only items or services that a DSA may purchase as a minor home modification are listed in the Community Living Assistance and Support Services Provider Manual. Except as provided by §259.285(c) of this division (relating to Repair or Replacement of Minor Home Modification), the repair and maintenance of a minor home modification purchased through the CLASS Program needed after one year has elapsed from the date the minor home modification is complete and that are not covered by a warranty are also purchasable as a minor home modification.
(b) A DSA may not purchase, as a minor home modification, an item or service not listed in the Community Living Assistance and Support Services Provider Manual.
(c) The following are examples of items and services that may not be purchased as a minor home modification:
  (1) general repair or maintenance of a residence (for example, repairing a leaking roof, a rotten porch, or termite damage; removing mold; or leveling a floor);
  (2) general remodeling of a residence that does not address an individual's specific needs; and
  (3) an adaptation that adds square footage to a residence.

Source Note: The provisions of this §259.271 adopted to be effective January 30, 2023, 48 TexReg 362