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

M102 Definitions

M102.1 Defined Terms.

For the purpose of the standards, the following terms have the indicated meaning:

Enforcing Authority.

An agency that adopts the standards as mandatory requirements for entities subject to its jurisdiction.

Medical Diagnostic Equipment (Diagnostic Equipment).

Equipment used in or in conjunction with medical settings by health care providers for diagnostic purposes.

Operable Parts.

A component of diagnostic equipment that is used by the patient to activate, deactivate, or adjust the equipment.

Transfer Surface.

Part of diagnostic equipment onto which patients who use mobility devices or aids transfer when moving onto and off of the equipment.

M102.2 Undefined Terms.

The meaning of terms not defined in M102.1 or in regulations or policies issued by an enforcing authority shall be defined by collegiate dictionaries in the sense that the context implies.

M102.3 Interchangeability.

Words, terms, and phrases used in the singular include the plural and those used in the plural include the singular.