What are some examples of DME?
Examples of DME include equipment to help you move around: canes, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs. DME also includes equipment needed to care for you at home: bed pans, heat lamps or pads, hospital beds, special toilet seats and machines that help make breathing easier. How do I get DME? Your doctor must first decide that you need one or more items of medical equipment and then write a prescription for it. Your doctor may also recommend that you get the equipment from a particular medical equipment supplier or provider. Do I have to get the DME from the supplier my doctor recommends? No. You have freedom of choice regarding suppliers at any stage in the process. You can get DME from any supplier who is enrolled with Connecticuts Medicaid program. The supplier will submit the bill to DSS for payment. If you get DME from a supplier who is not enrolled with this program, Medicaid will not pay for it. How do I find an enrolled medical equipment supplier? In addition to a doctors recommen
