Each applicant's condition must be stabilized and treatment regimen optimized before long-term oxygen therapy is considered.
Optimum treatment includes smoking cessation.
The application will be denied if medical criteria are not met. If you still wish to pursue funding assistance for your patient, you may appeal the decision by writing on his or her behalf. We will ask you to supply information, such as clinical findings and appropriate laboratory results. We will then review the information and, if necessary, forward it to a medical adviser for review. We'll inform you of the funding decision.