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If third-party verification is not possible, written family certification of estimated <br />apparatus costs for the upcoming 12 months. <br />In addition, SAHA must verify that: <br />~ The family member for whom the expense is incurred is a person with disabilities (as <br />described in 7-II.F above). <br />~ The expense permits a family member, or members, to work (as described in 6-II.E.). <br />~ The expense is not reimbursed from another source (as described in 6-II.E.). <br />Family Member is a Person with Disabilities <br />To be eligible for the disability assistance expense deduction, the costs must be incurred for <br />attendant care or auxiliary apparatus expense associated with a person with disabilities. SAHA <br />will verify that the expense is incurred for a person with disabilities (See 7-ILF.). <br />Family Member(s) Permitted to Work <br />SAHA must verify that the expenses claimed actually enable a family member, or members, <br />(including the person with disabilities) to work. <br />SAHA will request third-party verification from a rehabilitation agency or knowledgeable <br />medical professional indicating that the person with disabilities requires attendant care or <br />an auxiliary apparatus to be employed, or that the attendant care or auxiliary apparatus <br />enables another family member, or members, to work (See 6-ILE.). This documentation <br />may be provided by the family. <br />If third-party verification has been attempted and is either unavailable or proves <br />unsuccessful, the family must certify that the disability assistance expense frees a family <br />member, or members (possibly including the family member receiving the assistance), to <br />work. <br />Unreimbursed Expenses <br />To be eligible for the disability expenses deduction, the costs must not be reimbursed by another <br />source. <br />An attendant care provider will be asked to certify that, to the best of the provider's knowledge, <br />the expenses are not paid by or reimbursed to the family from any source. <br />The family will be required to certify that attendant care or auxiliary apparatus expenses are not <br />paid by or reimbursed to the family from any source. <br />ii~29~io Page 7-23 <br />