Medicare has updated the Program Integrity Manual (Chapter 4, Section 4.26.1) to clarify that long descriptors are valid for the proof of delivery form. Specifically, the manual now reads:
“Suppliers may deliver directly to the beneficiary or the designee. An example of proof of delivery to a beneficiary is having a signed delivery slip, and it is recommended that the delivery slip include: 1) The patient’s name; 2) The quantity delivered; 3) A detailed description of the item being delivered; 4) The brand name and 5) The serial number. The long description of the HCPCS code, for example, may be used as a means to provide a detailed description of the item being delivered; though suppliers are encouraged to include as much information as necessary to adequately describe the delivered item.”