State roundup: Colorado, New York, Kentucky
By HME News Staff
Updated Thu February 23, 2017
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing has issued a proposed rule requiring a face-to-face exam no more than six months prior to the initiation of certain durable medical equipment and services. The rule further defines DME and disposable medical supplies, and adds a previously approved benefit coverage standards for speech generating devices. Comments on the proposed rule are due April 12 and a hearing is scheduled for April 17 in Denver�The New York Department of Health has delayed a reimbursement cut for incontinence supplies until March 15. The cut of nearly 30% was scheduled to go into effect Feb. 15. Stakeholders, including AAHomecare and the Northeast Medical Equipment Providers Association, have expressed concerns regarding the unsustainability of the cuts�Provider David Chesnut has been elected president of the Kentucky Medical Equipment Suppliers Association. Chesnut, owner and president of Pennyrile Home Medical in Cadiz, Ky., has been a member of the association for more than 25 years.
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