[sidrussell]

If I am selling a shower chair, a non covered item as a cash sale or any item for that matter that is a non covered item to a Medicare beneficiary, am I required to have an abn on file for this item because the patient is a medicare beneficiary?

Thank you.

[HEATHER]

ABNs are not required for care that is either statutorily excluded from coverage under Medicare (i.e. care that is never covered) or fails to meet a technical benefit requirement (i.e. lacks required certification); however, the ABN can be issued voluntarily in place of the Notice of Exclusion from Medicare Benefits (NEMB) for care that is never covered.

So in this case you do not need an ABN since it is an item that is never covered.