Children’s Medical Equipment Distribution Service (CMEDS)

Child Services, Disability Services, and Medical Equipment

Provided by HME Home Health

The Children’s Medical Equipment Distribution Service (CMEDS) provides recycled, durable & specialized medical and therapeutic equipment to children in BC who qualify for the MCFD At-Home Program.
HME CMEDS is a provincial pediatric equipment recycling pool that is available to families with children qualifying for the Ministry of Children and Family Development At-Home Program. CMEDS recycles equipment funded by the At Home Program, and provides families with recycled equipment across BC. As the equipment manager, HME processes requests for deliveries of equipment with direction received by the provincial government.

Accessing CMEDS - New Equipment Loan Requests
  • MCFD requires that therapists prescribe all equipment. In order to access any kind of equipment, a prescribing therapist must fill in and submit the CMEDS Equipment Request Form directly to the Ministry
  • Once the MCFD receives, reviews and approves the form, they submit the form to HME, who then process the equipment.
  • If equipment is available, HME will contact the therapist and inform them the loan is available of equipment. If equipment is not available, HME will let the MCFD know, so a quote can be submitted to the AHP once the appropriate equipment has been determined by the therapist.
Accessing CMEDS - Returning and Repairing Equipment
The MCFD is responsible for approving all equipment loans from the program, as well as qualifying families to access the equipment. HME is responsible for setting up and delivering approved loans of equipment, picking up equipment, and servicing all At Home Program equipment over 2 years or outside the manufactures warranty period. Equipment loans include the following:
  • Slings
  • Powerchairs
  • Patient lifts
  • Manual and tilt wheelchairs
  • Bathroom safety equipment
  • Therapy positioning devices
  • Hospital beds, Mobility Equipment (walkers, standers)
  • Click HERE to see detailed list of equipment available through CMEDS
  • Biomedical equipment (see biomedical section of website for further information)

For clients in the Lower Mainland and Southern Vancouver Island: HME does equipment delivery, setup, pickup of equipment and servicing.
For clients elsewhere in British Columbia, the CMEDS program uses local dealers in those areas to provide services.

Toll Free: 1-888-613-3232

Public email: MCF.MedicalBenefitsProgram@gov.bc.ca

Website: https://hmebc.com/cmeds-program/

MCFD & HME operate the CMEDS program online/by telephone Monday to Friday, from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.
CMEDS is closed on weekends and all Canadian Statutory Holidays, with no emergency after-hours or weekend support available.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Health professional referral
Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Child Services
Disability Services
Medical Equipment
Ways to Access
  • Includes the provision of goods
  • Provided at home

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