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Oxygen Letter for DME Providers
Alaska Medicaid·AK · Pulmonology, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine +1 more·Program Update
Effective date
Dec 29, 2023
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Alaska Medicaid updated oxygen equipment authorization guidelines for DME providers, allowing emergency discharge without prior auth if proper documentation is provided, and clarifying requirements for initial and renewal oxygen system requests. The policy streamlines authorization processes while maintaining documentation requirements.
Action Required
Immediately: DME suppliers must update oxygen authorization workflows to allow emergency discharge dispensing with either completed Oxygen CMN or EMR-generated DME orders. Ensure authorization requests are submitted by next business day after emergency dispensing. Update documentation requirements to include all 12 required elements for initial requests and 9 elements for renewals. Keep medical records on file for SOA requests only.