Alabama requires all Home Medical Equipment Service Providers (HME) must obtain a license before they can operate in the state of Alabama. Home Medical Equipment Services is defined as “the delivery, installation, maintenance, replacement of, or instruction in the use of medical equipment and related supplies used by a sick or disabled individual to allow that individual to obtain care or treatment and be maintained in a residential setting.” See AL Board of Home Medical Equipment Services Providers Law, Section 34-14C-1.
To obtain a DME license in Alabama, all applicants must request the license through the HME Board with the following documentation:
- A completed HME service provider application
- A city or county business license for the physical location within AL
- Certificate of insurance, documenting at least $300,000 in general liability coverage
- Copy of pharmacy permit (where oxygen supplied)
- A copy of elevator permit (where chair/stair lifts supplied).
The Alabama Board of Home Medical Equipment (HME Board) has recently passed and attached the Emergency Rule to Act 2014-172, which pertains to a new in-state physical location requirement.
Effective June 1, 2014, all out of state Durable Medical Equipment (DME) licensees must have an AL location.
If you are not currently license, CT Corporation will begin the Alabama DME licensing process TODAY. If you are licensed, let us store and handle all renewals in our easy-to-use web portal CLiC! To get started, please contact CT Corporation to consult a licensing specialist.