Trapeze Bar/Equipment

Trapeze Bar/Equipment Medicaid covers trapeze bars/equipment for all beneficiaries when prior authorized by the Utilization Management and Quality Improvement Organization (UM/QIO), the Division of Medicaid or designated entity, for rental up to purchase amount, or purchase when indicated and when ordered by a physician and one of the following criteria is met: A. A trapeze bar or freestanding trapeze equipment when a beneficiary has truncal or lower extremity weakness and needs this device in order to rise to sit, change body position, or get in and/or out of bed. B. An attached trapeze bar when it is either an integral part of or used on a hospital bed, and it has been determined that both the hospital bed and the trapeze bar are medically necessary. C. A freestanding trapeze only when used with a non-hospital bed. The beneficiary must not be renting or own a hospital bed.