Introduction

130 CMR 409.000 describes the requirements for the purchase, rental, and repair of durable medical equipment, and for the purchase of medical supplies under MassHealth. All durable medical equipment and supplies (DME) must be non-experimental, non-investigational, of proven quality and dependability, and must conform to all applicable federal and state product standards. All DME providers participating in MassHealth must comply with MassHealth regulations at 130 CMR 409.000 and 130 CMR 450.000: Administrative and Billing Regulations. The MassHealth agency may deny enrollment to an applicant or terminate participation of a MassHealth DME provider if the applicant or DME provider does not meet one or more of the requirements in 130 CMR 409.000.