Rule 23-209-1.38 - Spacer/Aerosol-Holding ChamberA. Medicaid defines a spacer/aerosol-holding chamber as a cylinder shaped device usually four (4) to eight (8) inches long with a one (1) way valve. 1. The device is attached to a metered dose inhaler (MDI).2. Use of the spacer/aerosol-holding chamber slows the delivery of medication from the pressurized MDI and decreases the amount of medication deposited in the mouth and throat. B. Medicaid covers spacer/aerosol-holding chambers for all beneficiaries for purchase when prior authorized by the Utilization Management and Quality Improvement Organization (UM/QIO), the Division of Medicaid or designated entity, ordered by a physician and all the following criteria is met: 1. The beneficiary is unable to coordinate spraying the metered dose inhaler and inhaling.2. The beneficiary has a medical diagnosis of asthma, chronic bronchitis or emphysema.3. The beneficiary must have a metered dose inhaler.23 Miss. Code. R. 209-1.38
42U.S.C. § 1395m; Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-13-117(17), 43-13-121.