DOJ Finalizes Rule on Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment

As issued by the Board, the standards are not mandatory on health care providers and equipment manufacturers. The Department of Justice may adopt them as ...

A primer on current federal actions to combat disability discrimination

This Department of Justice final rule seeks to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for people with disabilities. Examples of ...

New HHS Final Rule and DOJ Proposed Rule Take Aim to Eliminate ...

The Final Rule adopts the U.S. Access Board's standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment and also requires that, within two years ...

Justice Department Rule To Improve Medical Care Access For ...

The new rule will set specific technical standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) ― such as weight scales, examination tables, dental chairs ...

Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Regulations Announced ...

To honor the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on July 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed a ...

Feds To Enforce Accessibility Standards For Medical Equipment

The U.S. Department of Justice is finalizing a new rule aimed at ... diagnostic equipment that's accessible to people with disabilities.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Part 84 Final Rule

The final rule adopts the U.S. Access Board's standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment. The final rule also requires that ...

New Proposed Rules Aim to Enhance Healthcare Accessibility

Complementing HHS's proposed rule, the DOJ's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) under Title II of the ADA focuses on medical diagnostic ...

Feds Move To Enforce Accessibility Standards For Medical Equipment

The rule would require that any new medical diagnostic equipment that covered entities acquire be accessible until they meet a required ...

DOJ Publishes Final Rule to Improve Accessibility of Medical ...

The new rule is a significant step forward in ensuring that people with disabilities can access medical diagnostic services on an equal basis.

DOJ requirements for medical equipment aim to meet ADA standards

The Justice Department soon will propose a regulation to advise publicly owned healthcare providers on meeting requirements they offer ...

Pressley, Colleagues Urge Biden Admin. to Improve Access to ...

BOSTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 11 of her colleagues in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to strengthen and ...

DOJ Proposed Rule - Regulations.gov

We write to urge you to quickly finalize the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) proposed rule to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment ( ...

Enforceable Accessible Medical Equipment Standards

Access Board issues its Final Rule on Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment . ... DOJ promulgating accessible medical equipment ...

Justice Department to publish final rule to improve access to medical ...

Medical examination tables,; Weight scales,; Dental chairs,; X-ray machines and; Mammography machines. The final rule will soon be available for ...

Toolkit: Submitting Comments in Support of HHS Rule To Improve ...

HHS currently uses the U.S. Access Board's guidance on accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment. ... HHS' proposed rule broadens ...

Justice Department to Publish Final Rule to Strengthen Web and ...

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today signed a final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the ...

Department of Justice (DOJ) - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Regulations Announced by DOJ Under Title II of ADA · DOJ's Final Rule On Website And Digital Accessibility Takes ...

Healthcare, Department of Justice (DOJ), Title II - JD Supra

Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Regulations Announced by DOJ Under Title II of ADA · Proposed Revisions to Title II of the ADA Impacting Healthcare ...

U.S. proposes public provider accessibility standards

The Justice Department aims to apply the Americans with Disabilities Act to diagnostic medical equipment used by publicly owned healthcare ...