Section 755.135  ITAP Filing Requirements

a)         ITAC, on behalf of the carriers, shall publish on its website or in its tariff the following items:

1)         A description of any equipment distribution program offered pursuant to Section 755.100(a), with a detailed description of the equipment the carriers provide pursuant to ITAP, including:

A)        the manufacturers of the equipment;

B)        the model numbers of the equipment;

C)        the model names of the equipment;

D)        a description of the operating functions and specifications of the equipment; and

E)        the recipient disability certification requirements for receipt of each specific equipment offered.

2)         A description of the voucher program described in Section 755.100(b), including the applicable recipient eligibility requirements for equipment.

3)         Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (a)(1) and (2), ITAC, on behalf of the carriers, may purchase or otherwise obtain a limited number of pieces of equipment for distribution and use on a trial basis, for the purpose of evaluating whether that equipment should be offered to recipients pursuant to Section 755.100, without including the trial equipment on its website or tariff offerings under this subsection (a).  However, the distribution and use shall be limited to ITAC employees, ITAC board members, members of the Advisory Council, and the persons identified by ITAC whose use characteristics will enable realistic testing of the equipment.  The trial shall not exceed 20 pieces of equipment and shall not exceed one year in duration.

b)         All contracts entered into by ITAC, with the exception of contracts for regular and routine program operations, shall be filed with the Commission on an informational basis.

c)         ITAC, on behalf of the carriers, shall file with the Commission an annual report (to be filed no later than March 31 of each year) that shall contain the following information:    

1)         Updates on administration procedures for ITAP;

2)         Description of program activities of the past year, including at a minimum the number of applications received, the number of and type of equipment and/or vouchers distributed, the number and location of selection centers, and the number of maintenance/repair/exchange incidents; and

3)         Description and brief evaluation of program effectiveness including at a minimum the following information:

A)        the average period of time needed to process a typical application;

B)        the average period of time between the processing of an application and the receipt of the equipment or voucher; and

C)        a list of issues or problem areas identified by the Advisory Council and any action taken by the carriers or ITAC in response.

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 5401, effective May 5, 2017)