Medical Necessity Criteria

(A) All DME covered by MassHealth must meet the medical necessity requirements set forth in 130 CMR 409.000 and in 130 CMR 450.204: Medical Necessity, and any applicable medical necessity guidelines for specific DME published on the MassHealth website. (B) For items covered by MassHealth for which there is no MassHealth item-specific medical necessity guideline, and for which there is a Medicare Local Coverage Determination (LCD) indicating Medicare coverage of the item under at least some circumstances, the provider must demonstrate medical necessity of the item consistent with the Medicare LCD. However, if the provider believes the durable medical equipment is medically necessary even though it does not meet the criteria established by the local coverage determination, the provider must demonstrate medical necessity under 130 CMR 450.204: Medical Necessity. (C) For an item covered by MassHealth for which there is no MassHealth item-specific medical necessity guideline, and for which there is a Medicare LCD indicating that the item is not covered by Medicare under any circumstance, the provider must demonstrate medical necessity under 130 CMR 450.204: Medical Necessity.