Section 755.100  Components of ITAP Services

            a)         ITAC, on behalf of the carriers, shall: 

1)         Provide equipment to Illinois residents who are recipients, as prescribed by this Part;

2)         Provide maintenance or exchange services for equipment at regional centers; and

3)         Provide training in the use of the equipment at regional centers that have personnel capable of multiple modes of communications.

b)         In fulfillment of or in addition to the obligations under subsection (a), ITAC, on behalf of the carriers, shall by July 1, 2005 initiate a voucher program.  The terms and conditions of the voucher program shall be specified in ITAC's tariff.  Under a voucher program, an eligible recipient may select equipment from the options offered in ITAC's tariff, and the selected equipment shall become the property of the recipient.  Notwithstanding subsection (a), ITAC and the carriers shall not be required to provide maintenance service, exchange service, or training for equipment offered as part of a voucher program.  The equipment offered through the voucher program need not be the same as those offered through the distribution program implemented pursuant to subsection (a).

c)         In addition to subsections (a) and (b), the carriers, through ITAC, may dispose of, by sale or other means, used, unneeded, or obsolete equipment.

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 859, effective January 1, 2004)