New rules take effect beginning May 13, 2009 regarding Oxygen for traveling patients. Below are a couple excerpts that discuss mandating of all air carriers to allow the use of Portable Oxygen Concentrators.
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Summary from Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 13, 2008 / Rules and Regulations:
“The Department of Transportation is amending its Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) rules to apply foreign carriers. The final rule also adds new provisions concerning passengers who use medical oxygen and passengers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. The rule also reorganizes and updates the entire ACAArule. The Department will respond to some matters raised in this rulemaking by issuing a subsequent supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. Effective Date: May 13, 2009″
From Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 13, 2008 / Rules and Regulations:
“382.133 What are the requirements concerning the evaluation and use of passenger-owned electronic devices that assist passengers with respiration in the cabin during flight and do not contain hazardous materials?
The basic point of this section is that, with minor exceptions, carriers must permit passengers with disability to use a portable oxygen concentrator (POC) and other respiratory assistive devices in the cabin. Such devices must meet FAA or foreign government requirements, as applicable, and display a manufacturer’s label that indicates that the device meets the FAA or foreign government requirements.
When a passenger asks a carrier about bringing his or her electronic respiratory assistive device, the carrier must tell the passenger about the requirements for carrying such a device on board, touching on such matters as meeting FAA requirements, having the manufacturer’s label, bringing an adequate number of fully charged batteries, any check-in or advance notice requirements, medical certificate requirements, and the expected duration of the flight. Carriers may insist on passengers bringing on board fully charged batteries adequate to last for 150 percent of the expected maximum flight duration. If a passenger does not comply with the conditions outlined in the rule, the carrier can deny him or her transportation on the flight.”
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