{"ref":"TX-HSP-DME-01","title":"Medical Supplies and Durable Medical Equipment","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Sets out how the Agency provides medical supplies, appliances and durable medical equipment related to the terminal illness, how it chooses suppliers, how equipment is kept safe and maintained, how patients and families are taught to use it, and the Agency’s oxygen safety practice.","inShort":["We provide the equipment and supplies in the plan of care that relate to the terminal illness.","Watch the caregiver use each piece of equipment and record who showed you and how it went.","If equipment is broken or unsafe, stop its use, make the patient safe and call the supplier.","Oxygen: no smoking or flames nearby, keep it away from heat, and make sure there is a backup for power outages.","Check equipment and supplies at every visit."],"primaryCitation":"26 TAC §558.860","citations":["26 TAC §558.860","26 TAC §558.821(d)(5)","26 TAC §558.850(e)(7)","26 TAC §558.880(b)(7)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.106","42 CFR §418.106(f)","42 CFR §424.57","42 CFR §418.202(f)","42 CFR §418.112(c)(6)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me that your DME supplier meets the Medicare DMEPOS supplier standards.","How do you make sure manufacturer maintenance is done on the equipment in this home?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.860; 42 CFR §418.106(f))","5. Ordering and Delivering Equipment and Supplies","6. Suppliers","7. Maintenance and Safety","8. Teaching the Patient and Family","9. Oxygen Safety","10. Patients in Facilities","11. Removal After Discharge or Death","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"tx-hospice","state":"Texas","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Hospice","legalName":"Sample Hospice, LLC","logo":null}}