HB 2047 - DIGEST


Provides that "home medical equipment" means medical equipment, supplies, or devices prescribed by a person licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW for use by a patient at home for the treatment of a medical condition. Home medical equipment is equipment that would not be useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury. Home medical equipment includes, but is not limited to, wound care supplies, wheelchairs, hospital beds, standing aids, walking aids, bathroom aids, respirators, splints, crutches, lifting chairs connected and used in conjunction with a lifting device, and parts and accessories of such items.