How do I know if my equipment or supplies will be included in the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program when it restarts in 2011?

September 20, 2009 by admin

This new program includes the following items:

• Oxygen supplies and equipment
• Standard power wheelchairs, scooters, and related accessories
• Complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs and related accessories (Group 2)
• Mail-order replacement diabetic supplies
• Enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies
• Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices and Respiratory Assist Devices (RADs) and related supplies and accessories
• Hospital beds and related accessories
• Walkers and related accessories
• Support surfaces (Group 2 mattresses and overlays) in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami Beach only

Note: Negative pressure wound therapy (NWPT) items and services, and Group 3 complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs, which were included in the 2008 program, won't be included when the program restarts in 2011.