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11.3 Benefits and Limitations

Procedure code G9012 is limited to one per month, per client, regardless of the number of contacts during the month.

Reminder: A contact is defined as "an activity performed by a Blind Children's Specialist with the client or with another person or organization on behalf of the client to locate, coordinate, and monitor necessary services."

Refer to: "Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), Blind Services" of this manual for local addresses of DARS DBS.

Providers must not bill a claim when or after the client turns 16 years of age.

Any child with a suspected or diagnosed visual impairment may be referred to BCVDDP. DARS DBS assesses the impact the visual impairment has on the child's development and provides blindness-specific services to increase the child's skill level in the areas of independent living, communication, mobility, social, recreational, and vocational discovery and development. For more information, visit the DARS website at www.dars.state.tx.us.