Documentation Requirements

Medicare requires the above information be supported by the patient's medical record. The medical record includes your progress notes, chart notes, hospital records, home health
records and/or through a physical/occupational wheelchair evaluation. Once you complete the face-to-face examination with your patient and have determined that a PMD is appropriate you
may write a prescription for a PMD.

If this power wheelchair is being prescribed for regular use this must be noted in the patient's chart.

The patient's medical record must support the prescription for
the device ordered.

	Useful Life of the PMD The "useful life" of Durable Medical Equipment (PMDs are in this category) is considered no less than 5 years beginning with the date of delivery. If you prescribe a PMD please consider the patient's usage and his/her prognosis for at least the next 5 years. Considerations include the patient's condition (foreseen changes in his/her medical condition - i.e., a progressive condition such as MS) and the patient's current weight along with history of weight gain and predicted weight gain (if applicable).