Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 36 § 30.5
No Discrimination Against Beneficiaries
30.5 - No Discrimination Against Beneficiaries
(Rev. 1502; Issued: 05-09-08; Effective/Implementation Date: 06-09-08)
42 CFR §414.422(c) specifies that contract suppliers may not discriminate against beneficiaries
under the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program. The items furnished by a contract
supplier must be the same items that the contract supplier makes available to other customers.
All products provided must meet product specifications identified by the HCPCS coding system.