36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble

M102.1 Defined Terms

The following terms are defined in the proposed standards: Enforcing authority, medical diagnostic equipment, operable parts, and transfer surface.

The definition of medical diagnostic equipment is based on Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act and means equipment used in or in conjunction with medical settings by health care providers for diagnostic purposes. For convenience purposes, the shorter term diagnostic equipment is used in place of medical diagnostic equipment after that term is first used in the standards. Examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, and other imaging equipment are examples of diagnostic equipment to which the standards apply.

The definitions of enforcing authority, transfer surface, and operable parts are discussed respectively under M201.1; M301.2 and M302.2; and M307.

Question 6. Should other terms in the proposed standards be defined? Comments should identify specific terms in the proposed standards that should be defined and, where possible, recommend definitions.