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Section 36.212 Insurance (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The committee reports indicate that underwriting and classification of risks must be ‘‘based on sound actuarial principles or be related to actual or reasonably anticipated experience’’...
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Section 36.212 Insurance (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The committee reports indicate that underwriting and classification of risks must be "based on sound actuarial principles or be related to actual or reasonably anticipated experience'' (...
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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health (RRTCDD) has the following goals for people with I/DD: increase understanding of health status, health...
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iv. Lifts
Using lifts may provide more security for a patient than being lifted by medical staff and may reduce the risk of injury to medical staff....
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Section 36.208(a) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
to participate in or benefit from the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations of the public accommodation, if that individual poses a direct threat to the health...
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Q12: Should school districts conduct FAPE evaluations as described in the Section 504 regulation for students who, prior to the Amendments Act, had health problems but might not have been considered persons with a disability?
A: The answer depends upon whether, because of the health problem, that student has a disability and, because of that disability, needs, or is believed to need, special education or related...
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1.1.4 Appendices
Provisions contained in the appendices of this code shall not apply unless specifically adopted by a state agency or adopted by a local enforcing agency in compliance with Health and Safety...
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9. Q: One of the children in my center hits and bites other children. His parents are now saying that I can't expel him because his bad behavior is due to a disability. What can I do?
The ADA does not require providers to take any action that would pose a direct threat -- a substantial risk of serious harm -- to the health or safety of others....
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Notes
As noted in the text, although Committee members searched for definitions of extreme obesity among prominent public health organizations (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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101.2 Effect on Removal of Barriers in Existing Facilities
In no instance shall the removal of an architectural barrier create a significant risk to the health or safety of an individual with a disability or others....
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Pre-Employment, Post-Offer
A post-offer medical examination may disqualify an individual who would pose a "direct threat" to health or safety....
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GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Department of Health and Human Services, 2008) recommend that children and youth have 60 minutes of physical activity of moderate and vigorous intensity daily in three types of activity—aerobic...
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Information That May Be Requested in Post-Offer Examinations or Inquiries
or safety; and that no reasonable accommodation was available that would enable this person to perform the essential job functions without a significant risk to health or safety...
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M305.2 Transfer Supports
and their connections shall be capable of resisting vertical and horizontal forces of 250 pounds (1,112 N) applied at the worst case accessible location without creating an unacceptable risk...
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1.1.8 City, county, or city and county amendments, additions or deletions
Local modifications shall comply with Health and Safety Code Section 18941.5 for Building Standards Law, Health and Safety Code Section 17958 for State Housing Law or Health and Safety Code...
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10. I have already been sued, so I am clear.
If you have been sued or paid a settlement and did not fix the issue, then you are still at risk....
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7. Q: What about applicants with a history of illegal drug use? Do they have rights under the ADA?
., a significant risk of substantial harm -- to the health or safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation....
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6. Q: What if someone is demonstrating threatening behavior because of his or her disability?
A: Police officers may, of course, respond appropriately to real threats to health or safety, even if an individuals actions are a result of her or his disability....
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5. What may an employer do when it learns that an applicant has or had a hearing impairment after she has been offered a job but before she starts working?
hearing impairment if the applicant is able to perform the essential functions of a job, with or without reasonable accommodation, without posing a direct threat (that is, a significant risk...
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2.4.2 Considerations of Manufacturers in Accessible MDE Design
2.4.2 Considerations of Manufacturers in Accessible MDE Design MDE plays a central role in ensuring the health and well-being of all individuals by supporting the detection of diseases...
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Questions and Answers about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Though they are “committed to promoting health through treatment and care for the sick and injured, health care workers, ironically, confront perhaps a greater range of significant workplace...
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Table 1.2 Organizational Members of the Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee
Dunlap GE Healthcare, John Jaeckle and Steven Kachelmeyer Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy at Western University of Health Sciences, June Isaacson Kailes and Brenda...
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1630.2(r)(1)
(1) The duration of the risk;...
