Which description best defines eligibility for Medicare Part B home enteral nutrition benefit?

• A. A patient with permanent non-function or disease of structures that normally permit food to reach the small bowel, or a small bowel disease that impairs digestion/absorption, requiring tube feeding to maintain weight and strength; condition could be anatomic or motility disorder.
• B. A patient with temporary anorexia seeking weight gain
• C. A pediatric patient with a common cold
• D. A patient who only drinks water

Answer: (A)