Withdrawn: 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodation; Equipment and Furniture (ANPRM)

iv. Lifts

Medical providers may need lifts to transfer some patients with mobility disabilities safely to examination or treatment tables or chairs or to gurneys or hospital beds. The kind of assistance needed will depend on a patient´s disability. Using lifts may provide more security for a patient than being lifted by medical staff and may reduce the risk of injury to medical staff. Concerns about lifting injuries have given rise to proposed legislation at the federal and state levels designed to increase safety for patients and medical staff. See, e.g., Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 (S. 1788); Recognizing the Need for Safe Patient Handling and Movement (H.Res. 510). There are several different types of patient lifts available now on the market, including free-standing, ceiling-mounted, and sling lifts. The use of lifts by medical and dental providers may improve accessibility to medical and dental examination and treatments.