May carriers require a passenger with a disability to provide a medical certificate?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Except as provided in this section, you must not require a passenger with a disability to have a medical certificate as a condition for being provided transportation. (b)(1) You may require a medical certificate for a passenger with a disability— (i) Who is traveling in a stretcher or incubator; (ii) Who needs medical oxygen during a flight; or (iii) Whose medical condition is such that there is reasonable doubt that the individual can complete the flight safely, without requiring extraordinary medical assistance during the flight. (2) For purposes of this paragraph, a medical certificate is a written statement from the passenger's physician saying that the passenger is capable of completing the flight safely, without requiring extraordinary medical assistance during the flight. (3) To be valid, a medical certificate under this paragraph must be dated within 10 days of the scheduled date of the passenger's initial departing flight. (c)(1) You may also require a medical certificate for a passenger if he or she has a communicable disease or condition that could pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others on the flight. (2) For purposes of this paragraph, a medical certificate is a written statement from the passenger's physician saying that the disease or infection would not, under the present conditions in the particular passenger's case, be communicable to other persons during the normal course of a flight. The medical certificate must state any conditions or p

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 382.23