| BASIS Questions and Answers |
| System Analysis |
| Question |
| What category does Dialysis fall under? |
| Answer |
| Primary Health Care |
| Question |
| Would you consider the following assistive technology? |
| Glasses |
| Hearing Aids |
| Breathing Machine |
| Answer |
| Assistive technology includes things like: |
| Electronic communication devices |
| Special switches |
| Generally, electronic sorts of things |
| Question |
| For day services, do we count our own Day program? The people are out of their homes in a different building for about 7 hours with |
| active programming. Does public school count as Day Services Attended? |
| Also, about durable medical and assistive technoloy, is it the use of the equipment, when we got the equipment or if the equiipment |
| had to be serviced? For example, if they have a wheelchair it would most likely be daily use, but receiving a wheelchair or servicing it |
| may be less frequent or none at all during a quarter. |
| Answer |
| In the areas of durable medical equipment and assistive technology, you should not list those items which are "normal" |
| accommodation that we all use on a daily basis. So glasses, hearing aids, etc. would not be listed. Communication devices |
| hsould be. If they are used daily, they should be listed as such. |
| Question |
| Would you consider the following durable medical equipment: wheelchair, crutches, walker, lift and glucometer? |
| Answer |
| Durable Medical Equipment includes things like: |
| Special mattresses |
| walkers |
| canes wheelchairs |
| Thursday, June 07, 2001 |
| SRS Division of Disability and Behavioral Health Services | Page 9 of 9 |
| Policy Evaluation Research and Training |