Traveling Beneficiaries and Transfer of Title of Oxygen Equipment

40.10.1 - Traveling Beneficiaries and Transfer of Title of Oxygen Equipment or Capped Rental Items (Rev. 1532, Issued: 06-11-08, Effective: 07-01-08, Implementation: 07-07-08) If a beneficiary has two residences in different areas and uses a local supplier in each area or if a beneficiary changes suppliers during or after the rental period, this does not result in a new rental episode. The supplier that provides the item in the 36th month of a rental episode for oxygen equipment or the 13th month of a rental episode for capped rental DME is responsible for transferring title to the equipment to the beneficiary. This applies to “snow bird” or extended travel patients and coordinated services for patients who travel after they have purchased the item.