23 Miss. Code. R. 209-1.36 - Pacemaker Monitor
A. Medicaid defines
a pacemaker monitor as a self-contained device used in the evaluation of a
pacemaker by trans-telephonic monitoring of the transmission of the generator's
pulse rate.
1. By means of special equipment,
the sound tone of the patient's pacemaker is transmitted over the telephone to
a receiving system at a pacemaker clinic.
2. The sounds are converted into an
electronic signal and permanently recorded on an ECG strip.
B. Medicaid covers pacemaker
monitors for all beneficiaries with prior authorization by the Utilization
Management and Quality Improvement Organization (UM/QIO), the Division of
Medicaid or designated entity, for rental up to purchase amount, or purchase
when indicated when ordered by a physician and all the following criteria is
met:
1. The beneficiary has a pacemaker
implanted for a cardiac arrhythmia.
2. The beneficiary/caregiver is capable of
performing the pacemaker monitoring function.
3. The beneficiary has access to a telephone
for transmission.
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