Power Mobility Device

Department of health and human services.

Power mobility device.

The term power mobility device pmd includes power operated vehicles povs and power wheelchairs pwcs. Complying with documentation coverage requirements. Refer to this lcd s related policy article for more. The swo may also list all associated options and accessories that are billed separately.

Other power driven mobility devices. Effective may 5 2005 cms revised. Complying with documentation coverage requirements. In recent years some people with mobility disabilities have begun using less traditional mobility devices such as golf cars or segways.

Cms defines a pmd as a covered item of dme that includes a power wheelchair or a pov that a beneficiary uses in the home. Power mobility device bases require a standard written order swo prior to delivery. Centers for medicare and medicaid. Power mobility device regulation and payment.

Willing and motivated to use a power mobility device. Power mobility devices pmds. Refer to the swo page for the elements needed in this streamlined order. Power mobility devices mln booklet page 9 of 13 icn 905063 october 2017 written prescription 7 element order and documentation of face to face examination you must receive a written signed and dated order before the pmd may be delivered.

These devices are called other power driven mobility device opdmd in the rule. Power wheelchairs and power operated vehicles also known povs or scooters are collectively classified as power mobility devices pmds and are covered under the medicare part b benefit. The centers for medicare medicaid services cms is issuing a final rule implementing provisions in the medicare modernization act mma affecting power mobility devices pmds which include power operated vehicles or scooters and power wheelchairs. Power mobility device f2f encounter cdes pdf draft v9 8 11 02 12 the department of health and human services office of inspector general s studies have found that 80 of the claims for pmds medicare paid didn t meet coverage requirements.

Centers for medicare and medicaid services. Certification i certify that the information provided is a true and accurate representation of my patient s current condition and that a major reason for the visit was a mobility examination.