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Medicare and DOT CPAP Compliance Rules

Medicare continues CPAP coverage if you use it at least 4 hours a night on 70% of nights in a 30-day stretch within the first 3 months and see a clinician between day 31 and 91; DOT examiners often apply a similar standard.

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CPAP only works if you use it, and payers check. Here is how the two most common sets of rules work.

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Medicare and DOT CPAP Compliance Rules