E quipment not covered. The following are not considered medical equipment or medical supplies and are not covered due to not meeting the definitions in § 67:16:29:01:

1. (1) Self-help devices. A self-help device is equipment that neither corrects nor improves a condition, but provides assistance to the user, such as bathtub or shower safety rails;
2. (2) Exercise equipment;
3. (3) Protective outerwear;
4. (4) Book bags, stairway elevator chairs, or other convenience items;
5. (5) Air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, heaters, furnaces, or other personal comfort or environmental control equipment;
6. (6) Tumble form roll and other items not used primarily for medical purposes;
7. (7) Computers, hook-ups to a computer system, or a computer printer, except for augmentative communication devices that meet the requirements listed on the department's billing guidance website;
8. (8) First-aid or precautionary-type equipment; and
9. (9) Training equipment, such as speech teaching machines, braille training texts.

Source: 17 SDR 184, effective June 6, 1991; 18 SDR 210, effective June 23, 1992; 24 SDR 11, effective August 4, 1997; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017 ; 46 SDR 64, effective November 25, 2019 .

General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1 (1)(2) .

Prior versions effective: 2017-12-04, 1997-08-04.