[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR339.206]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 339_MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B_Physical and Medical Qualifications
 
Sec. 339.206  Disqualification on the basis of medical history.

    A candidate may not be disqualified for any position solely on the 
basis of medical history. For positions with

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medical standards or physical requirements, or positions subject to 
medical evaluation programs, a history of a particular medical problem 
may result in medical disqualification only if the condition at issue is 
itself disqualifying, recurrence cannot medically be ruled out, and the 
duties of the position are such that a recurrence would pose a 
reasonable probability of substantial harm.