Which service provides setup of equipment such as suction or vents by a tech, RT, or nurse?

• A. Home Medical Equipment Service
• B. Episodic Home Health Care
• C. Hospice Home Health Care
• D. Chronic Home Health Care

Answer: (A)

Setting up suction or ventilator equipment in the home is handled by Home Medical Equipment services. These providers specialize in delivering, installing, calibrating, and maintaining durable medical equipment, and their staff—technicians, respiratory therapists, or nurses—are trained to ensure the devices are safe, functioning correctly, and that caregivers know how to use them.

Episodic Home Health Care focuses on skilled visits for defined care episodes, not initial equipment installation. Hospice Home Health Care emphasizes comfort and symptom management at the end of life, with equipment support as part of care but not the primary service described. Chronic Home Health Care offers ongoing health assistance but does not inherently cover the setup and maintenance of home medical devices by a technician.

Thus, the service most closely aligned with equipment setup by a tech, RT, or nurse is Home Medical Equipment Service.