§ 3650 — Definitions

§ 3650. Definitions. When used in this article, the following words\nand phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this article:\n 1. "Home medical equipment services" shall mean the delivery,\nprovision, installation, maintenance and replacement of, or instruction\nin the use of medical equipment used by an individual requiring such\nservices in their place of residence.\n 2. "Medical equipment service agency" means any person engaged in the\nbusiness of providing home medical equipment services, whether directly\nor through a contractual arrangement, to an individual at their place of\nresidence.\n 3. "Home medical equipment" shall mean technologically sophisticated\nmedical devices which are used in a home care setting, including but not\nlimited to:\n (a) Oxygen and oxygen delivery systems;\n (b) Ventilation and aspiration devices;\n (c) Respiratory disease management services;\n (d) Electronic and computer driven wheelchairs and seating systems;\n (e) Monitoring devices;\n (f) Transcutaneous electrical nerve simulator (tens) units;\n (g) Low air loss cutaneous pressure management devices;\n (h) Sequential compression devices;\n (i) Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices; and\n (j) Feeding pumps.\n 4. "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, joint\nventure, or any business entity.\n 5. "Board" shall mean the medical equipment service agency advisory\nboard created by section thirty-six hundred fifty-five of this article.\n