(1) For an initial application for services, TAS must deny an application for telecommunications equipment if an applicant:

(a) Does not meet the eligibility requirements of WAC 388-818-0090; or

(b) Has received similar equipment from TAS within the last three years.

(2) For an application requesting replacement of telecommunications equipment, TAS must deny the request if the client has done any of the following:

(a) Abused, misused, or repaired without approval any previously issued equipment;

(b) Failed to file with the police a report of stolen equipment within fifteen working days of discovering a theft;

(c) Failed to file with the police or the fire department a report of fire having damaged the equipment within fifteen working days of the incident of the fire;

(d) Lost, pawned, or sold the equipment; or

(e) Failed to obtain approval from DSHS before moving or traveling out of state with state-loaned equipment.