Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 36
This document is Medicare Claims Processing Manual Chapter 36, which introduces the bidding process, including background, definitions, DMEPOS bidding process, items subject to bidding, bidding areas, no administrative or judicial review, eligibility requirements to submit a bid, becoming a contract supplier, small suppliers and networks, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs), home health agencies, mail-order suppliers for diabetic supplies, items furnished on a mail order basis, mail-order suppliers for diabetic supplies, noncontract suppliers, special rules for certain rented durable medical equipment (DME), oxygen and oxygen equipment (grandfathered suppliers and items), requirements for grandfathered suppliers, new period of continuous use, picking up equipment, transfer of title for oxygen equipment and capped rental DME, capped rental DME furnished prior to January 1, 2006