New York updates CRT maintenance, repair policies
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:36 AM CST, Thu December 4, 2025
ALBANY, N.Y. – The state of New York will cover preventative maintenance for all primary power wheelchairs (PWCs) that are less than five years old, effective Jan. 1, 2026, for fee-for-service (FFS) and March 1, 2026, for managed care, the National Coalition of Assistive and Rehab Technology (NCART) has reported. The state will also cover Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, Group 5 and Group 6 power wheelchairs with or without power options for use as a backup PWC when the user has been provided with a new, primary PWC, effective Jan. 1, 2026, for FFS and March 1, 2026, for managed care, in limited instances. Last year, a bill passed in the Tennessee General Assembly that provided “model legislation” for securing coverage and payment for preventative maintenance for PWCs and paved the way for a larger effort on repair reform, NCART and other stakeholders said.
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See the NY preventative maintenance policy update here.
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See the NY backup wheelchair policy update here.
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