Yes, provided that the electric scooter meets the definition of “wheelchair” in Section 37.3 of the DOT ADA regulations....
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Is an electric scooter a wheelchair?
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M102 Definitions
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§382.3 What do the terms in this rule mean?
In this regulation, the terms listed in this section have the following meanings: [Doc. No. DOT-OST-2004-19482, 73 FR 27665, May 13, 2008, as amended at 78 FR 67914, Nov. 12, 2013]
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Sec. 469.002. Definitions.
In this chapter:
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Sec. 12111. Definitions. [Section 101]
As used in this subchapter:
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M102.1 Defined Terms
For the purpose of the MDE Standards, the following terms have the indicated meaning:
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§382.3 Air Carrier Access Act or ACAA
Air Carrier Access Act or ACAA means the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, as amended, the statute that provides the principal authority for this part.
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§ 36.104 Definitions.
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M102.1 Defined Terms
For the purpose of the standards, the following terms have the indicated meaning:
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Sec. 469.002(1) Architect
(1) "Architect" means a person registered as an architect under Chapter 1051, Occupations Code.
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End Transfer Surface
A transfer surface located at one end of an examination surface that allows patient transfer at the end and one adjoining side of the examination surface.
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12111(1) Commission
(1) Commission The term "Commission" means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission established by section 2000e-4 of this title.
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1991 Standards
1991 Standards means the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, codified at 28 CFR part 36, App. A, 56 FR 35544 (July 26, 1991), and modified in part at 59 FR 2674 (Jan. 18, 1994).
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12111(2) Covered entity
(2) Covered entity The term "covered entity" means an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee.
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Medical Diagnostic Equipment (Diagnostic Equipment)
Equipment used in or in conjunction with medical settings by health care providers for diagnostic purposes.
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Enforcing Authority
An agency or other governmental entity that adopts the MDE Standards as mandatory requirements for entities subject to its jurisdiction. Enforcing authorities may include, but are...
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Examination Chair
Diagnostic equipment with a seat in which a patient typically is positioned with buttocks approximately parallel to the ground and shins approximately perpendicular to the ground....
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Direct threat
Direct threat means a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies, practices, or procedures, or by the provision of...
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12111(3) Direct threat
(3) Direct threat The term "direct threat" means a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.
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Operable Parts
A component of diagnostic equipment that is used by the patient to activate, deactivate, or adjust the equipment.
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12111(4) Employee
(4) Employee The term "employee" means an individual employed by an employer. With respect to employment in a foreign country, such term includes an individual who is a citizen of...
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Transfer Surface
Part of diagnostic equipment onto which patients who use mobility devices or aids transfer when moving onto and off of the equipment.
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Existing facility
Existing facility means a facility that has been constructed and remains in existence on any given date. * * * * *
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Imaging bed
A component of diagnostic scanning equipment that accommodates patients in supine, prone, or side-lying positions.