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Durable Medical Equipment The Basics for California Advocates
DME describes the equipment and supports an individual needs to help with health issues. When
figuring out if something is DME, there are three quick clues. First, it must be durable, meaning it
has to be reusable. Second, it has to be medical in nature, meaning, it has to be prescribed by someone,
generally, a doctor. And third, it has to be some form of equipment, so it cannot be medication or services
