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This is the Preamble to the Proposed MDE Standards NPRM (2012). Click here to view the Preamble to the Final MDE Standards (2017).

Overhead Lifts

The technical criteria do not address overhead lifts that are usually mounted on the ceiling and operate on tracks suspended over the diagnostic equipment because the configuration of the equipment does not affect the operation of overhead lifts. Overhead lifts and portable floor lifts are used in health care facilities, and the technical criteria should not be viewed as preferring portable floor lifts. Overhead lifts may be the only option for certain diagnostic equipment because the structural or operational characteristics of the equipment prevent sufficient clearance in or around the base of the equipment for a portable floor lift.

Question 27. If diagnostic equipment is designed for use with overhead lifts, should the equipment be exempted from providing clearance in or around the base for portable floor lifts?

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