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(1) Adjustability: Minimum High Transfer Height
In the preamble to the MDE NPRM, the Access Board sought comment in question 14 on whether the final rule should require an adjustable height range of 17 inches to 25 inches; whether equipment...
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PART 4: ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Availability of accessible medical equipment is an important part of providing accessible medical care, and doctors and other providers must ensure that medical equipment is not a barrier...
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M301.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The MDE NPRM proposed that all diagnostic equipment used by patients in a supine, prone, or side-lying position must comply with the technical requirements of proposed section M301....
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I don’t want to discriminate against patients with disabilities, but I don’t want my staff to injure their backs by lifting people who use wheelchairs onto exam tables. If my nurse has a bad back, then she doesn’t have to help lift a patient, does she?
The medical provider can protect his or her staff from injury by providing accessible equipment, such as an adjustable exam table and/or a ceiling or floor based patient lift, and training...
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M305.3.1.2 Diagnostic Equipment Containing a Wheelchair Space
On diagnostic equipment containing wheelchair spaces with one entry that also serves as the exit, the length of the gripping surface of horizontal standing supports shall be equal to or...
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The UpScale Medical Exam Table
Patient-Centered, Universal Design - Allows better preventive and diagnostic care for ALL patients, regardless of mobility....
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PART 3: ACCESSIBLE EXAMINATION ROOMS
An accessible examination room has features that make it possible for patients with mobility disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs, to receive appropriate medical care....
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M303.2.3 Depth (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The other five commenters (manufacturers, medical associations and accessibility consultants) recommended retaining the proposed requirement in the MDE NPRM of 48 inches minimum, raising...
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M302.1 General
Diagnostic equipment that supports patients in a seated position shall comply with M302. ...
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M301.1 General
Where diagnostic equipment is used by patients in a supine, prone, or side-lying position, it shall comply with M301....
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B. M301 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in a Supine, Prone, or Side-lying Position and M302 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in a Seated Position
In the final rule M301 and M302 provide the technical requirements for diagnostic equipment used in the supine, prone, or side-lying position, and diagnostic equipment used by patients in...
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M301 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in Supine, Prone, or Side-Lying Position
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M301 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in Supine, Prone, or Side-Lying Position
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M301.1 General
Diagnostic equipment that supports patients in a supine, prone, or side-lying position shall comply with M301. ...
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I. BACKGROUND
The Plaintiffs’ allegations in the DRC/ERC Litigation include, among other things, not being placed in an accessible inpatient room; being examined on inaccessible equipment which required...
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5. Exception from the Requirements of M302 for Weight Scales with Integral Seats
The MDE NPRM proposed that this type of diagnostic equipment would have to meet the technical requirements of M302 (diagnostic equipment used by patients in the seated position) and M303...
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M303.2.1 Orientation (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The MDE NPRM proposed to require wheelchair spaces to be designed so that a patient in a wheelchair using diagnostic equipment would be oriented in the same direction that other non-wheelchair...
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3.1 Getting Weighed
If your health care providers do not know your current and accurate weight, they may prescribe the wrong amount of medication for you....
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Exercise Machines and Equipment: ADA Standard Section 236
Section 236 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for exercise machines and equipment.
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2. Equipment Clearances for Breast Platforms
The MDE NPRM proposed knee and toe clearance requirements for diagnostic equipment used by patients seated in wheelchairs that paralleled the knee and toe clearance requirements from the...
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M303.2.4 Equipment Clearances (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The MDE NPRM proposed knee and toe clearance for diagnostic equipment used by patients seated in wheelchairs to allow for components in the wheelchair space which the patient could approach...
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Exercise Machines and Equipment: ADA Standard Section 206.2.13
Section 206.2.13 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for accessible routes to exercise machines and equipment.
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Health Access for Independent Living (HAIL) Fact Sheet: Working with Your Healthcare Provider
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