Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 860 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION › Division 33 - RESIDENTIAL SERVICE PROTECTION FUND (RSPF) › Section 860-033-0530 - TDAP Eligibility and Distribution of Assistive Telecommunication Devices or Adaptive Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
			 person age four and above may apply to receive an Assistive Telecommunication
			 Device or Adaptive Equipment from the Commission. The application must be
			 submitted using the form provided by the Commission. The TDAP application or
			 Speech Generating Device application is available online at
https://www.oregon.gov/puc/Pages/default.aspx
.
(2) The applicant must provide the Commission
			 with:
(a) Their telephone or cellular number
			 or email address;
(b) Their Oregon
			 residential address;
(c)
			 Information for an alternate contact such as, for example, the telephone or
			 email address of a relative or friend the Commission can contact if the TDAP
			 recipient is not available; and
(d)
			 A properly completed application including a statement that the applicant is
			 deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, speech or vision impaired, or has a
			 disability that requires Assistive Telecommunication Device or Adaptive
			 Equipment to communicate effectively on the telephone. This statement must be
			 signed by:
(A) A licensed physician who may
			 certify that the applicant is deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, speech or
			 vision impaired or has a disability;
(B) A licensed audiologist or a licensed
			 hearing aid specialist who may certify only that the applicant is deaf or hard
			 of hearing;
(C) A licensed
			 speech-language pathologist who may certify only that the applicant is speech
			 impaired;
(D) A vocational
			 rehabilitation counselor from the Oregon Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
			 Services who may certify that the applicant is deaf, deaf-blind, hard of
			 hearing, speech or vision impaired or has a disability;
(E) A registered nurse practitioner who may
			 certify that the applicant is deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, speech or
			 vision impaired, or has a disability;
(F) A rehabilitation instructor from the
			 Oregon Commission for the Blind who may certify only that the applicant has a
			 vision impairment; or
(G) A
			 licensed physician assistant who may certify that the applicant is deaf,
			 deaf-blind, hard of hearing, speech or vision impaired or has a
			 disability.
(e) For a
			 person under 18 years of age, or an adult who is determined to require a legal
			 guardian, a parent or a legal guardian must apply on that person's behalf and
			 assume responsibility for the Assistive Telecommunication Device or Adaptive
			 Equipment. An emancipated minor is considered an adult. If the application is
			 signed by a person asserting power of attorney for the applicant or by a legal
			 guardian, the person signing the application may be required to provide the
			 Commission with evidence of the power of attorney or legal
			 guardianship.
(f) If the Commission
			 is not able to verify an applicant's residency, the applicant must submit
			 evidence of Oregon residency such as, for example, a recent utility bill in the
			 applicant's name.