PMID- 22420064 OWN - HSR STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120330 LR - 20120315 IS - 0097-6326 (Print) IS - 0097-6326 (Linking) VI - 77 IP - 50 DP - 2012 Mar 14 TI - Medicare program; revisions to the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) supplier safeguards. Final rule. PG - 14989-94 AB - This final rule removes the definition of "direct solicitation'' and allows DMEPOS suppliers, including DMEPOS competitive bidding program contract suppliers, to contract with licensed agents to provide DMEPOS supplies, unless prohibited by State law. It also removes the requirement for compliance with local zoning laws and modifies certain State licensure requirement exceptions. CN - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Fed Regist JT - Federal register JID - 7808722 MH - Competitive Bidding/legislation & jurisprudence MH - Durable Medical Equipment/*economics MH - Humans MH - Insurance, Health, Reimbursement/*legislation & jurisprudence MH - Licensure/legislation & jurisprudence MH - Marketing of Health Services/*legislation & jurisprudence MH - Medicare/economics/*legislation & jurisprudence MH - Orthotic Devices/*economics MH - Prostheses and Implants/*economics MH - United States EDAT- 2012/03/17 06:00 MHDA- 2012/03/31 06:00 CRDT- 2012/03/17 06:00 PHST- 2012/03/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/03/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/03/31 06:00 [medline] PST - ppublish SO - Fed Regist. 2012 Mar 14;77(50):14989-94.