South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 67 - Department of Social Services
Article 67:16 - Covered medical services
Chapter 67:16:29 - Medical equipment
Section 67:16:29:04.01 - Equipment not covered
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
The following are not considered medical equipment or medical supplies and are not covered due to not meeting the definitions in § 67:16:29:01:
(1) Self-help devices. A self-help device is equipment that neither corrects nor improves a condition, but provides assistance to the user, such as bathtub or shower safety rails;
(2) Exercise equipment;
(3) Protective outerwear;
(4) Book bags, stairway elevator chairs, or other convenience items;
(5) Air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, heaters, furnaces, or other personal comfort or environmental control equipment;
(6) Tumble form roll and other items not used primarily for medical purposes;
(7) Computers, hook-ups to a computer system, or a computer printer, except for augmentative communication devices that meet the requirements listed on the department's billing guidance website;
(8) First-aid or precautionary-type equipment; and
(9) Training equipment, such as speech teaching machines, braille training texts.
General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1(1)(2).
Payment to States, 42 U.S.C. § 1396b (July 1, 2019).
