[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35439-35440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15082]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD


Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: Notice of public information meeting.

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SUMMARY: Section 4203 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. L. 119) amended the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 by adding Section 510 to the Rehabilitation Act. Section 510 of 
the Rehabilitation Act requires the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), in consultation with the Food 
and Drug Administration, to issue accessibility standards for medical 
diagnostic equipment to ensure that such equipment is accessible to, 
and usable by, individuals with disabilities to the maximum extent 
possible. The Access Board will hold a public information meeting to 
discuss the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities with 
respect to medical diagnostic equipment and existing guidance for 
designing accessible medical diagnostic equipment. The meeting will 
provide an opportunity for individuals with disabilities, health care 
providers, and medical diagnostic equipment manufacturers to provide 
information to assist the Access Board in establishing accessibility 
standards for medical diagnostic equipment.

DATES: The information meeting will be on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 
9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The information meeting will be held at the Access Board's 
conference space, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 800, Washington, DC 20004-
1111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Baquis, Office of Technical and 
Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-
1111. Telephone number: 202-272-0013 (voice); 202-272-0082 (TTY). 
Electronic mail address: board.gov">baquis@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4203 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148, 124 Stat. L. 119) amended the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by adding Section 510 to the Rehabilitation 
Act. Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act requires the Architectural 
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), in 
consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, to issue 
accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment to ensure that 
such equipment is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with 
disabilities to the maximum extent possible. The standards will address 
equipment used by health care professionals in, or in conjunction with, 
physician's offices, clinics, emergency rooms, hospitals, and other 
medical settings for diagnostic purposes. Examination tables and 
chairs, mammography equipment, x-ray machines and other radiological 
equipment, and weight scales are examples of the types of equipment 
that the accessibility standards will address. Section 510 of the 
Rehabilitation Act requires the Access Board to issue the standards by 
March 22, 2012, and to periodically review and update the standards.
    The Access Board will hold a public information meeting on 
Thursday, July 29, 2010 to discuss the accessibility needs of 
individuals with disabilities with respect to medical diagnostic 
equipment and existing guidance for designing accessible medical 
diagnostic equipment. The meeting will provide an opportunity for 
individuals with

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disabilities, health care providers, and medical diagnostic equipment 
manufacturers to provide information to assist the Access Board in 
establishing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment. 
The meeting will feature six panels and each panel will be followed by 
audience discussion. A list of the panel topics and speakers will be 
posted on the Access Board Web site (http://www.access-board.gov/medical-equipment.htm) before the meeting. You can subscribe to receive 
updates on the meeting and the development of the accessibility 
standards for medical diagnostic equipment on the same Web page.
    The meeting location is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. Sign language interpreters and real-time captioning will 
be provided. For the comfort of other participants, persons attending 
the hearing are requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and 
other fragrances.

David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-15082 Filed 6-21-10; 8:45 am]
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