Securing the medical supply chain

Adult Diapers
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When my doctor prescribed diapers for my ASD, she wrote up a DME, or Durable Medical Equipment order, consisting of 5 diapers per day. Since diapers are considered a medical device to treat symptoms of a disorder, I think they would be included in a new bill introduced by Senator Josh Hawley. The bill includes provisions that mandate a medical device manufacture to list its production capabilities and plant locations. For example: ABUniverse would disclose their inventory, their production capacities in China, and also their ability to keep enough supplies on hand should a shortage occur. This bill could be a good thing if diapers are indeed considered as a medical device legally:

Sen. Hawley to introduce Coronavirus bill aimed at securing medical supply chain
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plans to introduce legislation on Thursday aimed at securing America’s medical supply chain, as fears about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to grow.

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Depends on the insurance company definition … they can sometimes be covered under HSA/FSA, BUT this is highly dependent on the donkeys running ‘plan’ .

I seriously doubt adult diapers will be considered.

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I don’t know what the position is for getting nappies on the NHS.

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Since most ABDL companies use 3rd party manufacturers, and are in a niche market selling primarily to people who wear for fun over need, I think you’ll find most ABDL companies start marketing ABDL diapers as costumes, with disclaimers like “for entertainment purposes only”. That would free them of costly and probably impossible compliance issues, but hurt those who use insurance to pay for the superior quality ABDL diapers, as they would no longer be able to claim them as a medical device.

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I don’t know, but with Covid-19 and Brexit, stocking up on some extra supplies is probably a good idea…