Originally Posted by
Rabidstoat
When I went through security at MIA this week, one of the agents told me that CPAP machines no longer need to be taken out of their bag like laptops do.
Is this true? I looked at the tsa.gov site and they still say that the machine have to be put in a plastic bin separately.
Sadly, you were told incorrect information by the TSO. CPAP machines are no long automatically test as they used to be, but are required to be removed from the bag.
Its a lot like LGAs. They should be out of their bag, but like LGAs many TSOs allow CPAPs to remain in their case.