N.Y. Public Health Law 3652 – Licensure required
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§ 3652. Licensure required. No medical equipment service agency located in New York state, or located in another state and providing home medical equipment services in this state may provide home medical equipment services unless a valid license has been issued as provided in this article.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 3652
- Home medical equipment: shall mean technologically sophisticated medical devices which are used in a home care setting, including but not limited to:
(a) Oxygen and oxygen delivery systems;
(b) Ventilation and aspiration devices;
(c) Respiratory disease management services;
(d) Electronic and computer driven wheelchairs and seating systems;
(e) Monitoring devices;
(f) Transcutaneous electrical nerve simulator (tens) units;
(g) Low air loss cutaneous pressure management devices;
(h) Sequential compression devices;
(i) Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices; and
(j) Feeding pumps. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3650 - Home medical equipment services: shall mean the delivery, provision, installation, maintenance and replacement of, or instruction in the use of medical equipment used by an individual requiring such services in their place of residence. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3650
- Medical equipment service agency: means any person engaged in the business of providing home medical equipment services, whether directly or through a contractual arrangement, to an individual at their place of residence. See N.Y. Public Health Law 3650