G/TBT/N/USA/1260  
 
24 January 2017  
(17-0434) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original : English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible : Architectural and Tr ansportation Barriers Compliance Board [1279]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above : 
Please submit comments to : USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Email : usatbtep@nist.gov   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other : X 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where appl icable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Medical diagnostic 
equipment . Medical equipment (ICS : 11.040)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Standards for 
Accessib le Medical Diagnostic Equipment (39 pages, in English)   
6. Description of content : The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
(Access Board or Board) is issuing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic 
equipment. The standards fo r medical diagnostic equipment (MDE Standards) contain 
minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including but not 
limited to, examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography 
equipment, and other imaging equ ipment used by health care providers for diagnostic 
purposes are accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. The MDE Standards 
will allow independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by individuals with 
disabilities to the max imum extent possible. The MDE Standards do not impose any 
mandatory requirements on health care providers or medical device manufacturers. 
However, other agencies, referred to as enforcing authorities in the MDE Standards, may 
issue regulations or adopt po licies that require health care providers subject to their 
jurisdiction to acquire accessible medical diagnostic equipment that complies with the MDE 
Standards.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protecti on of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : 
 82 Federal Register (FR) 2810, 9 January 2017; Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 1195.  Will appear in the  Federal Register when adopted.  
 Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards ; Proposed Rule publishe d 
9 February  2012: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2012-02-09/html/2012 -
2795.htm ; https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2012-02-09/pdf/2012 -2795.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1260  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption : 9 January 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : 8 February 2017   
10. Final date for comments : None 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body : 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/USA/17_0426_00_e.pdf