Section 1187.153. Exceptional DME grants—process

(a) Requests for exceptional DME grants.

(1) A nursing facility shall request a grant in writing on forms designated by the Department and completed in accordance with all applicable Department instructions. The request shall be accompanied by the necessary supporting documentation specified in the Department’s instructions and submitted to the Department within 30 days from the date on which the nursing facility purchases or rents the DME for which the nursing facility is requesting the grant.

(2) The nursing facility shall provide copies of the nursing facility’s request to the resident and the resident’s authorized representative, if any, when the nursing facility submits the request to the Department.

(b) Notification by the Department. The Department will send written notice of the Department’s decision to approve or deny a nursing facility’s request for a grant to the nursing facility, the resident and the resident’s authorized representative, if any.

Notation

Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 1187.152 (relating to additional reimbursement of nursing facility services related to exceptional DME).