Medical Baseline Allowance - New Applicant Guide
Step 1: Qualification
You may be eligible for the Medical Baseline Allowance if you or another full-time resident in your home:
- Requires the regular use of any electrically-powered medical/life support equipment (see partial list below) that mechanically or artificially sustains life or restores or replaces a vital physical function, including mobility, and/or
- Are temperature sensitive and require air conditioning, and/or
- Has a life-threatening illness or compromised immune system or other condition that requires heating and/or cooling.
Download and print brochure: English, and English (Large Font)
List of Some Qualifying Medical Devices
Devices used for therapy but not medically required for sustaining life do not qualify.
- Aerosol Tent
- Air Mattress/Hospital Bed
- Apnea Monitor
- Breather Machine (IPPB)
- Compressor / Concentrator
- Dialysis Machine
- Electronic Nerve Stimulator
- Electrostatic Nebulizer
- Hemodialysis Machine
- Infusion Pump
- Inhalation Pulmonary Pressure
- Iron Lung
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
- Motorized Wheelchair/Scooter
- Oxygen Generator
- Pressure Pad
- Pressure Pump
- Pulse Oximeter/Monitor
- Respirator (all types)
- Suction Machine
- Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t)
- The Vest/Airway Clearance System
- Ultrasonic Nebulizer
At SCE, we understand that medical equipment is constantly evolving and advancing. Therefore, we encourage customers to contact us if they have any questions about their qualifying medical device or other related products or services.
Available Language Options for MBA Brochures
Download and print brochure:
Step 2: Apply
- Enroll Online
- For customers who enroll online, please have the e-mail address of your Medical Professional ready. When you submit your application, they will receive an email requesting their signature. Please alert them that they will be receiving an email from SCE. - For Customers who are unable to enroll online, please download the application below, print, complete pages 1 and 2, and mail the application to SCE. Please note, a Medical Professional will need to provide a signature on Page 2.
Download and print application: English
Mail the completed application to:
Southern California Edison Company
Medical Baseline Department
P.O. Box 9527
Azusa, CA 91702-9954
Available Language Options for MBA Applications
Step 3: Renewal
Re-certify Every 2 to 4 Years
If a medical professional certifies the condition is permanent, the customer must complete Part 1 of the application every four years to renew.
If a medical professional certifies the condition is temporary, the customer must complete Part 1 every two years.
Re-certify Online
- Permanent - (MBL Self Renewal Form) - Doctor signature not required
- Temporary - (MBL Doctor Renewal Form) - Doctor signature required
* Please have the e-mail address of your Medical Professional ready. When you submit the application, they will receive an e-mail requesting their signature. Please alert them that they will be receiving an email from SCE and that they submit their signature electronically via the link provided.
Re-certify by Mail
For customers who are unable to re-certify online, please download the application below, print, and complete the appropriate parts depending on whether the condition has been designated as permanent or not permanent. Mail the completed form(s) to the SCE P.O. Box provided below.
Mail the completed application to SCE:
Southern California Edison Company
Medical Baseline Department
P.O. Box 9527
Azusa, CA 91702-9954
Re-Certify by Contacting SCE's Interactive Voice Response
For Permanent MBL Customers, complete your recertification via the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system at (866) 229-9360.
A doctor’s recertification is not required for you to continue to receive the Medical Baseline allocation.
Was this information helpful?
