Medicare Will Require a Documented Doctor Visit Before Delivering Home Ventilators and Most Wheelchairs Starting October 28

The Required Prior Authorization List is the one with a gate. No ventilator code and no oxygen code were added to the prior authorization list in this notice. Confirm with the equipment supplier which HCPCS code they intend to bill, because the requirement attaches to the code and not the general category. No ventilator code was added to the prior authorization list in this notice. A documented visit with the treating practitioner within the six months before the written order.