Remember toward the beginning of the year someone said that CMS was discontinuing paying for adjustments after the chair was bought and sold (for example if the chair needed new tires or batteries or any other adjustments) ... is that still true?
~Lori On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 7:31 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Electric wheelchairs comes in different series. The light weight travel > chairs, mobility chairs, rehab chairs and complex rehab chairs. Which > Series is best for you? CMS protocol require that you begin with a medical > doctor's order for an evaluation by a licensed Occupational Therapist. > The OT Eval, goes back to your medical doctor and your doctor issues a > second order for a wheelchair that meets the evaluation specifications. > That order goes to a Provider that submits the costs to CMS for approval > and once the cost has been approved, the chair is built and customized to > your medical needs. Adjustments are made before you sign the final > papers. Is it really that easy? No, but if you follow the protocol, its > much faster and easier. > > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 10/20/2016 9:49:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I keep thinking I want a new chair, mine is like 10 years old or more. I > have a prescription, just didn't want the cost. While trying to get a van. > But it's almost not a choice. Just got new batteries, but still after a few > miles I can feel a lag. The charging graph is fading out, hard to see. Once > today it started flasing the Pi sign. > > I need tilt, recline > very much helpful is seat raising > would love 7.5 + mph > would love a USB or Lighter Plug > > Anyone know a chair that fits? > > -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz
