For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply:
Complex rehabilitative power-driven wheelchair means a power-driven wheelchair that is classified as-
Covered item update means the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average) (CPI-U) for the 12-month period ending with June of the previous year.
Durable medical equipment means equipment, furnished by a supplier or a home health agency that meets the following conditions:
Prosthetic and orthotic devices means-
The following are neither prosthetic nor orthotic devices-
Region means, for the purpose of implementing § 414.210(g) , geographic areas defined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the United States Department of Commerce for economic analysis purposes, and, for the purpose of implementing § 414.228 , those contractor service areas administered by CMS regional offices.
Rural area means, for the purpose of implementing § 414.210(g) , a geographic area represented by a postal zip code if at least 50 percent of the total geographic area of the area included in the zip code is estimated to be outside any metropolitan area (MSA). A rural area also includes a geographic area represented by a postal zip code that is a low population density area excluded from a competitive bidding area in accordance with the authority provided by section 1847(a)(3)(A) of the Act at the time the rules at § 414.210(g) are applied.
42 C.F.R. §414.202