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Administrative Plan 4/1/16 Page 7-26 <br />• Written third-party documents provided by the family, such as receipts or <br />cancelled checks. <br />• Third-party verification form signed by the provider, if family-provided <br />documents are not available <br />Auxiliary Apparatus <br />SAHA Policy <br />Expenses for auxiliary apparatus will be verified through: <br />• Written third-party documents provided by the family, such as billing <br />statements for purchase of auxiliary apparatus, or other evidence of monthly <br />payments or total payments that will be due for the apparatus during the <br />upcoming 12 months. <br />• Third-party verification form signed by the provider, if family-provided <br />documents are not available. <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-II.F.). <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 Policy <br />SAHA will request third-party verification from a licensed medical professional <br />indicating that the person with disabilities requires attendant care or an auxiliary <br />apparatus to be employed, or that the attendant care or auxiliary apparatus enables <br />another family member, or members, to work (See 6-II.E.). This documentation may be <br />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 />3-206