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Missouri Medicaid to require firesafe cannulas

February 5, 2025HME News Staff

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, is now requiring DME oxygen providers to supply firesafe cannula valves to program participants, according to news reports.  The requirement, supported by representatives with the Springfield Fire Department, the Battlefield Fire District and the International Association of Fire Chiefs, went into effect Jan. 1 but will take time to implement across the state, according to the Springfield Daily Citizen.  “It’s...

Firesafe Cannula Valve, Home Oxygen Equipment, Medicaid, Missouri


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Iowa Medicaid starts paying for Firesafe Cannula Valve 

December 11, 2023HME News Staff

CHICAGO – Iowa Medicaid began covering the Firesafe Cannula Valve under HCPCS code E0700 on Nov. 1, making it eligible for reimbursement, Sunset Healthcare Solutions has announced. The Firesafe Cannula Valve is a thermal fuse that cuts the flow of oxygen in the event that a patient’s downstream oxygen tubing is ignited. “Prevention of home oxygen therapy related fires, and education around how they can be significantly reduced, has been an initiative of Sunset’s for years,”...

Firesafe Cannula Valve, Home Oxygen Therapy, Iowa, Medicaid


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