Prisoner Health Care Standards

III. NON-AUTHORIZED MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS/PROCEDURES

The following medical interventions and procedures are not authorized for payment by the USMS, unless ordered by the court:

K. NERVOUS SYSTEM - NOT COVERED

Burr holes, implantation neurostimulator electrodes

Craniectomy, implantation neurostimulator electrodes

Incision/subcutaneous placement neurostimulator generator/receiver

Incision and subcutaneous placement/cranial neurostimulator

Incision/subcutaneous placement neurostimulator generator/receiver

Laminectomy, implantation neurostimulator electrodes

Percutaneous implantation neurostimulator electrodes

Revision/removal spinal neurostimulator generator/receiver

Revision or removal/cranial neurostimulator

Revision/removal peripheral neurostimulator electrodes

Revision/removal peripheral neurostimulator generator/receiver