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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05-1" citation="COMAR 10.07.05.05-1" title_num="10" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="05" heading="Special Requirements for the Provision of Home Medical Equipment Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A provider of home medical equipment services shall meet the requirements of this regulation in addition to meeting the requirements of Regulations .02—.03 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An agency shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Ensure that personnel demonstrate competency in delivering and installing the equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide education, training, and written instructions to the patient and his or her caregivers on the use of the equipment before the equipment is used, and provide retraining as needed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provide the patient and caregivers with the telephone number of persons who can deliver critical care on an emergency basis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide the prescribing physician with a copy of the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of agency personnel who deliver the services, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Instructions given to the patient and the patient's caregivers;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Maintain a clinical record for each patient receiving home medical equipment services; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Ensure that the installation, maintenance, repair, and storage of home medical equipment meet with manufacturer's specifications.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>