“Complex needs patient” means an individual with a diagnosis or medical condition that results in significant physical impairment or functional limitation.

“Complex rehabilitation technology” means items classified within Medicare as durable medical equipment that are individually configured for individuals to meet their specific and unique medical, physical, and functional needs and capacities for basic activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living identified as medically necessary. “Complex rehabilitation technology” includes complex rehabilitation manual and power wheelchairs, adaptive seating and positioning items, and other specialized equipment such as standing frames and gait trainers, power seat elevation or power standing components of power wheelchairs, as well as options and accessories related to any of these items.

“Individually configured” means having a combination of sizes, features, adjustments, or modifications that a qualified complex rehabilitation technology supplier can customize to the specific individual by measuring, fitting, programming, adjusting, or adapting as appropriate so that the device operates in accordance with an assessment or evaluation of the individual by a qualified health care professional and is consistent with the individual’s medical condition, physical and functional needs and capacities, body size, period of need, and intended use.

“Medicare” means coverage under Part A or Part B of Title XVIII of the federal social security act, 42 USC 1395 et seq.

“Qualified complex rehabilitation technology professional” means an individual who is certified as an assistive technology professional by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America.

“Qualified complex rehabilitation technology supplier” means a company or entity that meets all of the following criteria: a. Is accredited by a recognized accrediting organization as a supplier of complex rehabilitation technology. b. Is an employer of at least one qualified complex rehabilitation technology professional to analyze the needs and capacities of the complex needs patient in consultation with qualified health care professionals, to participate in the selection of appropriate complex rehabilitation technology for those needs and capacities of the complex needs patient, and to provide training in the proper use of the complex rehabilitation technology. c. Requires a qualified complex rehabilitation technology professional to be physically present for the evaluation and determination of appropriate complex rehabilitation technology for a complex needs patient. d. Has the capability to provide service and repair by qualified technicians for all complex rehabilitation technology it sells. e. Provides written information at the time of delivery of the complex rehabilitation technology to the complex needs patient stating how the complex needs patient may receive service and repair for the complex rehabilitation technology.

“Qualified health care professional” means any of the following: a. A physician licensed under subch. II of ch. 448. b. A physical therapist who is licensed under subch. III of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448. c. An occupational therapist who is licensed under subch. VII of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII of ch. 448. d. A chiropractor licensed under ch. 446. e. A physician assistant who is licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448.