[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR414.202]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 414--PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart D--Payment for Durable Medical Equipment and Prosthetic and 
                            Orthotic Devices
 
Sec. 414.202  Definitions.

    For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply:
    Covered item update means the percentage increase in the consumer 
price index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average) (CPI-U) for the 
12-month period ending with June of the previous year.
    Durable medical equipment means equipment, furnished by a supplier 
or a home health agency that--
    (1) Can withstand repeated use;
    (2) Is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;
    (3) Generally is not useful to an individual in the absence of an 
illness or injury; and
    (4) Is appropriate for use in the home. (See Sec. 410.38 of this 
chapter for a description of when an institution qualifies as a home.)
    Prosthetic and orthotic devices means--
    (1) Devices that replace all or part of an internal body organ, 
including ostomy bags and supplies directly related to ostomy care, and 
replacement of such devices and supplies;
    (2) One pair of conventional eyeglasses or contact lenses furnished 
subsequent to each cataract surgery with insertion of an intraocular 
lens; and

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    (3) Leg, arm, back, and neck braces, and artificial legs, arms, and 
eyes, including replacements if required because of a change in the 
beneficiary's physical condition.

The following are neither prosthetic nor orthotic devices--
    (1) Parenteral and enteral nutrients, supplies, and equipment;
    (2) Intraocular lenses;
    (3) Medical supplies such as catheters, catheter supplies, ostomy 
bags, and supplies related to ostomy care that are furnished by an HHA 
as part of home health services under Sec. 409.40(e) of this chapter;
    (4) Dental prostheses.
    Region means those carrier service areas administered by CMS 
regional offices.

[57 FR 57689, Dec. 7, 1992]