Tag: sales tax exemption
In brief: SC sees sales tax snafu, Aeroflow adds diabetes experts & more
July 30, 2024HME News Staff
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the sales and use tax exemption for DME is unconstitutional. In Orthofix vs. S.C. Department of Revenue and KCI USA vs. S.C. Department of Revenue, the court found that certain language within the exemption discriminates against interstate commerce, which is prohibited under the dormant Commerce Clause. The state’s Department of Revenue has posted SC Information Letter #24-10 notifying DME providers that they are required to...
AAH’s regulatory rundown: Wins in Georgia, California
October 26, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare and the Georgia Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (GAMES) recently secured a rate floor for DME using regulatory authority.
The rate floor was added into the new RFP for Medicaid CMO plans starting July 1, 2024.
“It was gratifying to see Georgia legislators support our efforts in working with Georgia Department of Community Health to get this important protection for DME providers in the state,” said Laura Williard, senior vice...
Maine: Bill introduced to exempt HME from sales tax
April 27, 2023HME News Staff
AUGUSTA, Maine – Democratic Maine Sen. Troy Jackson has introduced LD 1184, a bill that seeks to exempt medical equipment and supplies prescribed by a health care provider from state sales tax, AAHomecare reports. HME providers are currently paying a consumer sales tax on prescribed medical equipment, such as nebulizers and breast pumps, essentially taxing businesses. Other states have also moved to exempt medical equipment from sales tax, including Washington state, which recently got a sales...