Your agency approving official may pay for any expenses deemed necessary by your agency to accommodate an employee with a special need including, but not limited to, the following expenses:
(a) Transportation and per diem expenses incurred by a family member or other attendant who must travel with you to make the trip possible;
(b) Specialized transportation to, from, and/or at the TDY duty location;
(c) Specialized services provided by a common carrier to accommodate your special need;
(d) Costs for handling your baggage that are a direct result of your special need;
(e) Renting and/or transporting a wheelchair;
(f) Other than coach-class accommodations to accommodate your special need, under subpart B of part 301-10 of this subchapter; and
(g) Services of an attendant, when necessary, to accommodate your special need.
For limits on the amount that may be paid to an attendant, other than travel expenses, see 5 U.S.C. 3102 and guidance at https://www.opm.gov/FAQs.
[FTR Amdt. 70, 63 FR 15966, Apr. 1, 1998, as amended by FTR Amdt. 2005-03, 70 FR 28460, May 18, 2005; FTR Amdt. 2006-03, 71 FR 24596, Apr. 26, 2006; FTR Amdt. 2009-06, 74 FR 55149, Oct. 27, 2009; 85 FR 39849, July 2, 2020]