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If an entity ships power wheelchairs or scooters to North Carolina residents, must it obtain a DME permit?

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If an entity ships power wheelchairs or scooters to North Carolina residents, must it obtain a DME permit?

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Scooters. Again, NCGS 90-85.22(b) provides that any place delivering “medical equipment” must obtain a DME permit to ship to North Carolina residents. NCGS 90-85.3(l1) defines “medical equipment” to include “mobility equipment.” Board Rule .1317(22) (21 NCAC 46.1317(22)) defines mobility equipment to “includ[e] manual or power wheelchairs and scooters.” Accordingly, any business shipping motorized wheelchairs or scooters to North Carolina residents must obtain a DME permit before doing so.