Capped-Rental DME: 13th-Month Prescription Policy Clarification
Clarification on when Alaska Medicaid will not require a new prescription solely because a capped-rental durable medical equipment (DME) item reaches its 13th month; affects suppliers billing capped-rental DME to Alaska Medicaid.
No material clinical or coverage changes in this revision.
When a New Prescription Is Required
13th-month prescription applicability
Applicability for suppliers billing capped-rental DME:
ALL of the following must be true for the clarification to apply
ONE of
- The item is a capped-rental durable medical equipment (DME) item that has reached its 13th month of rental under Alaska Medicaid capped-rental policy.
- The supplier is billing Alaska Medicaid for the capped-rental DME item.
- A new prescription will not be required solely because the capped rental has reached the 13th month when the conditions described in the HCS clarification are met (see HCS published clarification).
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