CMS issues mobility device coverage policy
Rehab Regs, May 12, 2005
CMS eased up on previous restrictions on coverage for power wheelchairs and other mobility assistive devices in a national coverage policy issued last week, according to PT Bulletin Online. But the policy stopped short of eliminating requirements for in-home standards. The final policy reflects proposals supported by the American Physical Therapy Association and other groups to modernize the coverage policy and change the "bed or chair confined" criteria to a function-based determination of medical necessity, reported the Bulletin, but it leaves in place its "in the home" requirements.
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