(a) Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to §213.17 of this chapter, all hardware EIR developed, procured, or changed by a state agency shall comply with the standards described in this subchapter. Each state agency shall comply with the following standards/specifications referenced in Section 508 Appendix C:(1) Chapter 4, § 401 General;(2) Chapter 4, § 402 Closed Functionality;(3) Chapter 4, § 403 Biometrics;(4) Chapter 4, § 404 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility;(5) Chapter 4, § 405 Privacy;(6) Chapter 4, § 406 Standard Connections;(7) Chapter 4, § 407 Operable Parts;(8) Chapter 4, § 408 Display Screens;(9) Chapter 4, § 409 Status Indicators;(10) Chapter 4, § 410 Color Coding;(11) Chapter 4, § 411 Audible Signals;(12) Chapter 4, § 412 ICT with Two-Way Communication;(13) Chapter 4, § 413 Closed Caption Processing Technologies;(14) Chapter 4, § 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies; and(15) Chapter 4, § 415 User Controls for Captions and Audio Descriptions.(b) When EIR hardware is located in maintenance or monitoring spaces, and where status indicators and operable parts are located in spaces that are frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment, such status indicators and operable parts shall not be required to conform to §213.13 of this chapter.