[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35439-35440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15082]
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards
AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
ACTION: Notice of public information meeting.
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SUMMARY: Section 4203 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. L. 119) amended the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 by adding Section 510 to the Rehabilitation Act. Section 510 of
the Rehabilitation Act requires the Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), in consultation with the Food
and Drug Administration, to issue accessibility standards for medical
diagnostic equipment to ensure that such equipment is accessible to,
and usable by, individuals with disabilities to the maximum extent
possible. The Access Board will hold a public information meeting to
discuss the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities with
respect to medical diagnostic equipment and existing guidance for
designing accessible medical diagnostic equipment. The meeting will
provide an opportunity for individuals with disabilities, health care
providers, and medical diagnostic equipment manufacturers to provide
information to assist the Access Board in establishing accessibility
standards for medical diagnostic equipment.
DATES: The information meeting will be on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from
9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The information meeting will be held at the Access Board's
conference space, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 800, Washington, DC 20004-
1111.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Baquis, Office of Technical and
Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-
1111. Telephone number: 202-272-0013 (voice); 202-272-0082 (TTY).
Electronic mail address: board.gov">baquis@access-board.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4203 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. L. 119) amended the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by adding Section 510 to the Rehabilitation
Act. Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act requires the Architectural
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), in
consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, to issue
accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment to ensure that
such equipment is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with
disabilities to the maximum extent possible. The standards will address
equipment used by health care professionals in, or in conjunction with,
physician's offices, clinics, emergency rooms, hospitals, and other
medical settings for diagnostic purposes. Examination tables and
chairs, mammography equipment, x-ray machines and other radiological
equipment, and weight scales are examples of the types of equipment
that the accessibility standards will address. Section 510 of the
Rehabilitation Act requires the Access Board to issue the standards by
March 22, 2012, and to periodically review and update the standards.
The Access Board will hold a public information meeting on
Thursday, July 29, 2010 to discuss the accessibility needs of
individuals with disabilities with respect to medical diagnostic
equipment and existing guidance for designing accessible medical
diagnostic equipment. The meeting will provide an opportunity for
individuals with
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disabilities, health care providers, and medical diagnostic equipment
manufacturers to provide information to assist the Access Board in
establishing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment.
The meeting will feature six panels and each panel will be followed by
audience discussion. A list of the panel topics and speakers will be
posted on the Access Board Web site (http://www.access-board.gov/medical-equipment.htm) before the meeting. You can subscribe to receive
updates on the meeting and the development of the accessibility
standards for medical diagnostic equipment on the same Web page.
The meeting location is accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Sign language interpreters and real-time captioning will
be provided. For the comfort of other participants, persons attending
the hearing are requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and
other fragrances.
David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-15082 Filed 6-21-10; 8:45 am]
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