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Home Health Equipment Rental
NAICS 532283 · United States · 2022 edition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting home-type health and invalid equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen tanks, walkers, and crutches.
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Questions to ask
- What types of equipment are rented — manual only, or also powered mobility, oxygen, or respiratory devices?
- Does the operation store or deliver compressed oxygen or other hazardous gases?
- How many vehicles are used for delivery and service, and what are the drivers' records?
- What is the approximate value of rental equipment currently out on loan at patient locations?
- Is the business a Medicare or Medicaid certified DME supplier?
- What maintenance and inspection protocols exist for returned equipment before re-rental?
- For Home Health Equipment Rental, what should the underwriter know about oxygen tank or respiratory equipment rental, which introduces explosion, flammability, and clinical-dependency hazards?
- For Home Health Equipment Rental, what should the underwriter know about rental of complex powered equipment such as ventilators, infusion pumps, or powered wheelchairs with prior maintenance or malfunction issues?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Renting medical equipment (except home health equipment), such as electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus: 532490 — Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Providing home health care services and home health equipment: 621610 — Home Health Care Services;
- Retailing home health care equipment: 456199 — All Other Health and Personal Care Retailers
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Home health equipment rental establishments provide short- or long-term rental of durable medical equipment — wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen tanks, walkers, crutches, and similar items — to patients recovering at home or managing chronic conditions. Operations typically include equipment delivery, setup at the patient's home, periodic maintenance or inspection, and pickup at end of rental. Some operations also bill Medicare or Medicaid as DME suppliers.
Questions to investigate
- What types of equipment are rented — manual only, or also powered mobility, oxygen, or respiratory devices?
- Does the operation store or deliver compressed oxygen or other hazardous gases?
- How many vehicles are used for delivery and service, and what are the drivers' records?
- What is the approximate value of rental equipment currently out on loan at patient locations?
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