In compliance with NC Session Law 2021-180, Senate Bill 105, Section 9D.19, effective Jan. 1, 2022, Medicaid, and NC Health Choice Durable Medical Equipment (DME)/Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (POS) providers may issue medically necessary equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies when prescribed by a beneficiary's treating podiatric physician acting within their scope of practice as defined in NC General Statute, Article 12A, § 90-202.2 – 90-202.14 and by the NC Board of Podiatry Examiners. Additionally, due to changes made at 42CFR § 440.70, DME/POS providers may accept visit notes from a beneficiary’s treating podiatric physician to satisfy the face-to-face encounter required by the regulation.
As current NC Medicaid State Plan and DME/POS policy language does not prohibit podiatric physician prescribing of appropriate DME/POS items, no policy updates or State Plan amendments are required for compliance with the NC Session Law cited above.
Additional Resources
The DME fee schedules and clinical coverage policies are available on NC Medicaid’s Durable Medical Equipment webpage.
Contact
NC Medicaid Contact Center: 888-245-0179