A pump and its drug count as appropriate for home use if three criteria are met
What the document says“an external infusion pump and associated home infusion drug (as defined in subsection (iii)(3)(C)) or other associated supplies that do not meet the appropriate for use in the home requirement applied to the definition of durable medical equipment under section 414.202 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor to such regulation) shall be treated as meeting such requirement if each of the following criteria is satisfied:”
Subsection (a) of section 6222 adds a sentence to section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act. Beginning with the first calendar quarter starting on or after one year from enactment, an external infusion pump and its associated home infusion drug or supplies that do not meet the appropriate for use in the home requirement are treated as meeting it where all three criteria are satisfied.
What the document actually says“an external infusion pump and associated home infusion drug (as defined in subsection (iii)(3)(C)) or other associated supplies that do not meet the appropriate for use in the home requirement applied to the definition of durable medical equipment under section 414.202 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor to such regulation) shall be treated as meeting such requirement if each of the following criteria is satisfied:”
A pump and its drug may not pass the test for home use gear. They still count as passing if all the things listed next are true.
An infusion pump pushes a drug into the body over time. Some drugs need a trained person to run it. That once kept the pump from counting as home gear.
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