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

Folding Seats on Equipment Used by Patients Seated in a Wheelchair (M302.4 Exception)

M302.4 includes an exception for diagnostic equipment that is designed for use by patients seated in a wheelchair and provides a folding seat. The exception does not require the equipment to comply with the technical criteria for lift compatibility because patients can use the equipment seated in a wheelchair. However, the folding seat would be required to meet the other technical criteria in M302 for transfer surfaces and supports.

Question 28. Where diagnostic equipment is designed for use by patients seated in a wheelchair and provides a folding seat, should the folding seat be required to comply with the technical criteria in M302 for transfer surfaces and supports?