tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 35

DME: Providers Facing Tough New PMD Requirement

Documentation demands will up reimbursement rate, though.As of Oct. 25, doctors will have to see patients face-to-face before they prescribe either a power wheelchair or a scooter. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented the face-to-face requirement in an interim final rule on power mobility devices such as power wheelchairs and scooters. Unlike an earlier rule, which would have applied to all durable medical equipment, this requirement only applies to PMDs, however.Good news: Doctors will no longer have to fill out and sign the certificate of medical necessity for PMDs. Also, CMS is deleting the requirement...

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