When is a DME supplier who is licensed by the Division of Facility Services (DFS) also required to hold a DME permit from the Board of Pharmacy?
A. A health care facility or agency that is licensed under either Chapter 131E (Health Care Facilities and Services) or Article 2 of Chapter 122C (Facilities for the Mentally Ill, The Developmentally Disabled, and Substance Abusers) of the North Carolina General Statutes is required to hold a DME permit from the Board if the facility or agency dispenses devices or medical equipment outside of the normal course of treating its patients. The law therefore requires permitting by any DFS licensee that dispenses devices and medical equipment to customers who are not patients of the facility or agency’s health care services. On the other hand, the law does not require a DME permit from the Board for a facility or agency that is licensed under either Chapter 131E or Chapter 122 of the North Carolina General Statutes and that dispenses devices or medical equipment only in the normal course of treating its patients.
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