"The Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Technology Assisted (TA) waiver program is designed to meet the needs of individuals under 22 years of age who are chronically ill, technology-dependent, and medically fragile. These individuals have an illness or disability that requires the level of care provided in a hospital setting. In the absence of home care services, they would require admission and prolonged stay in a hospital or medical institution. Additionally, the individual requires both a medical device to compensate for the loss of vital body function and substantial, ongoing care to avert death or further disability. In order to be eligible for services, the individual must be Medicaid-eligible and meet the level of care eligibility criteria. The level of care eligibility will be assessed using the Medical Assistive Technology Level of Care (MATLOC) assessment instrument by the independent case management entity."--Introduction.