New Period of Continuous Use

20.6.2 - New Period of Continuous Use (Rev. 1502; Issued: 05-09-08; Effective/Implementation Date: 06-09-08) In the case of grandfathered items that are oxygen and oxygen equipment or capped rental DME, whenever a new period of continuous use begins following a break in use of greater than 60 days plus the days remaining in the last rental month, after the start of the competitive bidding program, the new or additional equipment covered under the new period of continuous use must be obtained from a competitive bidding contract supplier. See 42 CFR 414.230 for determining a period of continuous use.