PUBLIC LAW 103-432—OCT. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 4417
- (i) for medical equipment and supplies furnished
on or after the date of the enactment of the Social Seciuity Act Amendments of 1994 and before January 1, 1996, the supplier meets standards prescribed by the Secretary in regulations issued on June 18, 1992; and "(ii) for medical equipment and supplies furnished on or after January 1, 1996, the suppHer meets revised standards prescribed by the Secretary (in consultation with representatives of suppliers of medical equipment and supplies, carriers, and consumers) that shall include requirements that the supplier— "(I) comply with all applicable State and Federal Ucensure and regulatory requirements; "(II) maintain a physical facility on an appropriate site; "(III) have proof of appropriate liabihty insurance; and "(IV) meet such other requirements as the Secretary may specify. "(C) EXCEPTION FOR ITEMS FURNISHED AS INCIDENT TO A PHYSICIAN'S SERVICE.— Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to medical equipment and supplies furnished incident to a physician's service. "(D) PROHIBITION AGAINST MULTIPLE SUPPLIER NUM- BERS. — The Secnjtary may not issue more than one suppher number to any supplier of medical equipment and supplies unless the issuance of more than one niunber is appropriate to identify subsidiary or regional entities under the supplier's ownership or control. "(E) PROHIBITION AGAINST DELEGATION OF SUPPLIER DETERMINATIONS. —The Secretary may not delegate (other than by contract under section 1842) the responsibility to determine whether suppliers meet the standards necessary to obtain a suppHer number. " (2) (JERTIFICATES OF MEDICAL NECESSITY.— "(A) LIMITATION ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SUPPLI- ERS ON CERTIFICATES OF MEDICAL NECESSITY. — "(i) IN GENERAL.— Effective 60 days ailer the date Effective date. of the enactment of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994, a supplier of medical equipment and supplies may distribute to physicians, or to individuals entitled to benefits under tnis pgut, a certificate of medical necessity for commercial purposes which contains no more than the following information completed by the supplier: (I) An identification of the supplier and the beneficiary to whom such medical equipment and supplies are furnished. "(II) A description of such medical equipment and suppHes. "(Ill) Any product code identifying such medical equipment and supplies. ' XIV) Any other administrative information (other than information relating to the beneficiary's medical condition) identified by the Secretary.
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