Obtain the agreement before you loan the device - it will
increase the likelihood you get whatever you need (while you
still have some leverage!)

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:31:00 -0400
>From: "Antoinette  Verdone" <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [Assistive Technology] Equipment Loan Policy
>To: <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>   I was wondering what other's policy is with regard
>   to loan agreements.
>
>
>
>   I would like to know if you have patients sign an
>   agreement before or after they receive the
>   equipment?
>
>
>
>   We have patients sign an agreement after they
>   receive the equipment, most of the time.  As you can
>   imagine, we have difficulty getting letters back.  I
>   was wondering what other loan program's policy is
>   and what type of success they have.
>
>
>
>   Antoinette Verdone, ATP
>
>   Assistive Technology Specialist
>
>   ALS Association, Greater New York Chapter
>
>   116 John Street, Suite 1304
>
>   New York, NY 10038
>
>   Phone: 212-720-3054
>
>   Fax: 212-619-7409
>
>   xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>   "One cannot consent to creep when one has the
>   impulse to soar." -- Helen Keller
>
>

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