TITLE 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

CHAPTER I - OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SUBCHAPTER B - CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS

PART 339 - MEDICAL QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS

subpart a - GENERAL

339.103 - Compliance with EEOC regulations.

Actions under this part must be consistent with 29 CFR 1613. 701 et seq.

Particularly relevant to medical qualification determinations are 1613.704 (requiring reasonable accommodation of individuals with handicaps); 1613.705 (prohibiting use of employment criteria that screen out individuals with handicaps unless shown to be related to the job in question) and 1614.706 (prohibiting pre-employment inquiries related to handicap and pre-employment medical examinations, except under specified circumstances). In addition, use of the term qualified in these regulations shall be interpreted consistently with 1613.702(f), which provides that a qualified handicapped person is a handicapped person who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position in question without endangering the health and safety of the individual or others.