Grandfathering Provisions of the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program

We established the grandfathering process in the April 10, 2007 final rule for competitive bidding (72 FR 17992) for rented DME and oxygen and oxygen equipment when these items are included under the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. This process only applies to suppliers that rented DME and oxygen and oxygen equipment to beneficiaries who maintain a permanent residence in a CBA before the implementation of the competitive bidding program. We established beneficiary notification requirements for noncontract suppliers that are furnishing rented oxygen or DME competitive bid items at the time a competitive bidding program is implemented in a competitive bidding area (74 FR 61738). This notification will ensure that beneficiaries are sufficiently informed and prepared for competitive bidding changes that affect rented DME and oxygen.

The latest form for Grandfathering Provisions of the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program expires 2020-06-30 and can be found here.

Suppliers that Choose to Grandfather - Round 1 Recompete (30-Day Notification to Beneficiary)

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