Looking for San Diego home medical supplies? Please note that one health care service available from Medicaid is Durable Medical Equipment (DME). What are some examples of DME? Examples of DME include equipment to help you move around: canes, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs. DME also includes equipment needed to care for you at home: bed pans, heat lamps or pads, hospital beds.

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The definition of DME is equipment that can be used over and over again, is ordinarily used for medical purposes, and is generally not useful to a person who isn’t sick, injured or disabled.

Questions and Answers

Q) How do you get DME?
A) Your doctor must first decide that you need one or more items of medical equipment and then write a prescription for it. Your doctor may also recommend that you get the equipment from a particular medical equipment supplier or provider.

Q) Do I have to get the DME from the supplier my doctor recommends?

A) No. You have freedom of choice regarding suppliers at any stage in the process. You can get DME from any supplier who is enrolled with Connecticut’s Medicaid program. The supplier will submit the bill to DSS for payment. If you get DME from a supplier who is not enrolled with this program, Medicaid will not pay for it.

Q) How do I find an enrolled medical equipment supplier?

A) In addition to a doctor’s recommendation, there are several ways you can find an enrolled DME supplier.

1. You may telephone your local drug store or medical equipment supply company and ask if is enrolled in the Medicaid program.

2. You may look in the Yellow Pages of your local telephone book under the following headings:

Hospital Equipment and Supplies

Surgical Appliances

Surgical Supplies

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