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covered. 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.
Source: 17 SDR 184, effective June 6, 1991; 18 SDR 210, effective June 23, 1992; 24 SDR 11, effective August 4, 1997; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017; 46 SDR 64, effective November 25, 2019.