Intel AMT Firmware drivers vulnerability issue

Hello guys,

I want to confirm if a machine has the Firmware driver that is considered vulnerable (X.X.XX.1XXX) and a MEI (Intel Management Engine Components Driver) driver installed,

is it still considered vulnerable to the local security issue and does step 2 from the mitigation guide(disabling/removing the LMS service) still needs to be followed?

Also is the Intel management and security application local management service (LMS) installed with the MEI drivers? And if removed would the MEI drivers need to be reinstalled?

Thank you.