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HHS Inspector General Re-Issues Updated Fraud Alert - DME Suppliers Beware!

By Robert David, Esq.

Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released an updated fraud alert ?Telemarketing by Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers? originally published in March 2003. The Fraud Alert states in relevant part: Section 1834(a)(17)(A) of the Social Security Act prohibits suppliers of durable medical equipment (DME) from making unsolicited telephone calls to Medicare beneficiaries regarding the furnishing of a covered item, except in three specific situations: (i) the beneficiary has given written permission to the supplier to make contact by telephone; (ii) the contact is regarding a covered item that the supplier has already furnished the beneficiary; or (iii) the supplier has furnished at least one covered item to the beneficiary during the preceding 15 months...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).