W. Va. Code R. § 110-15C-3

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 110-15C-3 - Definitions

Unless a specific definition is provided in this section, terms used in this rule are defined as provided in legislative rule 110CSR15, §1 et seq., unless the context in which the term is used clearly requires a different meaning. The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this rule.

3.1. "Drug" means a compound, substance or preparation, and any component of a compound, substance or preparation, other than food and food ingredients, dietary supplements or alcoholic beverages:

3.1.1. Recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States or official National Formulary, and supplements to any of them;

3.1.2. Intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease; or

3.1.3. Intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.

3.2. "Durable medical equipment" means equipment including repair and replacement parts for the equipment, but does not include "mobility enhancing equipment", which:

3.2.1. Can withstand repeated use;

3.2.2. Is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose;

3.2.3. Generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and

3.2.4. Is not worn in or on the body.

3.2.5. Includes the following examples: Home or portable oxygen equipment, home air fluidized beds, blood glucose monitors, commode chairs, nebulizers and infusion pumps.

3.3. "Health care provider" means any person licensed to prescribe drugs, durable medical goods, mobility enhancing equipment and prosthetic devices intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of injury or disease. For purposes of this rule, the term "health care provider" includes any hospital, medical clinic, nursing home or provider of inpatient hospital services and any provider of outpatient hospital services, physician services, nursing services, ambulance services, surgical services or veterinary services.

3.4. "Mobility-enhancing equipment" means equipment, including repair and replacement parts to the equipment, but does not include "durable medical equipment", which:

3.4.1. Is primarily and customarily used to provide or increase the ability to move from one place to another and which is appropriate for use either in a home or a motor vehicle;

3.4.2. Is not generally used by persons with normal mobility; and

3.4.3. Does not include any motor vehicle or equipment on a motor vehicle normally provided by a motor vehicle manufacturer.

3.4.4. Includes the following examples: Walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, canes, and orthotic shoes.

W. Va. Code R. § 110-15C-3