[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR339.202]

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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. 339.202  Medical standards.

    OPM may establish or approve medical standards for a Governmentwide 
occupation (i.e., an occupation common to more than one agency). An 
agency may establish medical standards for positions that predominate in 
that agency (i.e., where the agency has 50

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percent or more of the positions in a particular occupation). Such 
standards must be justified on the basis that the duties of the position 
are arduous or hazardous, or require a certain level of health status or 
fitness because the nature of the positions involve a high degree of 
responsibility toward the public or sensitive national security 
concerns. The rationale for establishing the standard must be 
documented. Standards established by OPM or an agency must be:
    (a) Established by written directive and uniformly applied,
    (b) Directly related to the actual requirements of the position.

[54 FR 9763, Mar. 8, 1989, as amended at 66 FR 66710, Dec. 27, 2001]