5 year rule

Jim Thelen

Description

Title:

5 year rule

Creator:

Jim Thelen

Date:

6/27/2012

Text:

Hello list,

Yesterday, I was told by a vendor that the Medicare 5 year rule for
replacement of orthotic devices has been changed to 7 years. Can't find
anything to substantiate that on Medicare website. Can anyone verify or
refute that the rule is now 7 yrs or remains 5 yrs?

Thanks,

Jim Thelen, CP, BOCO, LPO

Trinidad Medical Consultants

Dallas, TX

214-340-6200

Fax 214-340-2206

 


                          

Citation

Jim Thelen, “5 year rule,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233795.