5 year rule
Jim Thelen
Description
Collection
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
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 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233795.