Which of the following lists the four Medicare/Medicaid guidelines under the prosthetic device act that qualify a patient for HEN?

• A. A permanent non-function or disease of the structures that normally permit food to reach the small bowel; A disease of the small bowel that impairs digestion and absorption of an oral diet; The permanence test; The tube feeding requirement
• B. A permanent non-function and a reversible condition only
• C. The two primary criteria only
• D. Tube feeding is required regardless of nutritional status

Answer: (A)