Medical Supplies and Durable Medical Equipment
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.
About this policy
- Policy number
- PA-HSP-DME-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.106(f)
- Library
- Pennsylvania hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 19
In short
- The hospice provides the equipment and supplies in the plan of care for the terminal illness.
- Use only suppliers that meet the Medicare DMEPOS standards.
- Watch the caregiver use each piece of equipment and record that they can do it safely.
- Take broken or unsafe equipment out of use at once and call the supplier.
- Teach oxygen safety: no smoking or open flames near oxygen, and keep backup cylinders ready.
What's inside
19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (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
An inspector may ask
- 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?
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