disabled transportation grants

disabled transportation grants

Many Americans suffer from a physical disability that requires
frequent access to restroom facilities. These physical disabilities
include ulcers, a nervous stomach, enlarged prostate, plus various
other kidney, bladder and internal disorders. In addition, most
Americans will temporarily have a similar need from time to time
because of flu, diarrhea or a stressful situation. Some of the major
problem areas are as follows:

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vehicles for handicap person

However, all of the implementation guidelines I have seen to date
appear to be directed solely towards Americans in wheelchairs. This
may
well be the discrimination the ADA was expected to eliminate since it
ignores other Americans who are denied both access and mobility
because of other physical handicaps. In particular, I refer to those
Americans who have been denied both access and mobility because
of a physical handicap that requires frequent access to restroom
facilities.

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roll x wheel chair lifts

�49 The claimant also has not provided evidence showing that he
cannot arrange for other transportation when needed. Indeed, he has
never contacted his claims adjuster to request transportation. He
chose instead to demand a van.

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canadian wheelchair lifts

�46 In this case, the claimant already has a means of transportation
available to him and is able to use it. He and his wife own a car. He is
able to transfer into and out of the car and to take his portable
wheelchair with him. Certainly, a handicap accessible van would
make the transfer more convenient, but it would do nothing to
alleviate his need for a driver.

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wheelchair vans in california

�45 Medical necessity also encompasses a requirement that the
treatment be reasonable. In the context of transportation, a Chevy
may serve the same purpose at a much lower cost than a Rolls
Royce. I find nothing in the statutes which require a Rolls Royce
where the Chevy(1) would be adequate.

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used van with wheelchair lift

�42 However, there are obstacles even under the primary medical
services rule. First, as already noted, the claimant must prove that a
van is necessary for reasons other than transportation to and from
medical appointments. Second, he must demonstrate that the van is
necessary for him to "sustain" MMI. Third, he must show it is in fact
medically necessary. He has satisfied none of these requirements.

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used wheelchair vans dealers

�38 Assuming that a van constitutes a "medical appliance," the
claimant's request in this case faces several, insurmountable obstacles.
�39 The first obstacle is the clear language of section 39-71-704(1)
(d), MCA (1997). As discussed above, that subsection specifically
speaks to payment for travel to medical appointments, providing that
the insurer is not liable for such travel except where it schedules the
appointment. Interpreting either the primary or secondary medical
services provision as requiring payment for a van based on the need
to travel to and from medical appointments would derogate the plain
language of section 39-71-704(1)(d), MCA, and is contrary to two
principles of statutory interpretation.

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wheelchair accessibility vans

Primary and secondary medical services are defined in section
39-71-116, MCA (1997), as follows:
(26) "Primary medical services" means treatment prescribed by a
treating physician, for conditions resulting from the injury, necessary
for achieving medical stability.

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handicap ceiling lifts

�36 In examining Montana's workers' compensation laws, I first note
that there is no provision authorizing or requiring an insurer to furnish
the claimant with a vehicle or even with transportation to and from
medical appointments. Indeed, Montana provisions at the time of the
claimant's injury specifically provide that insurers are not liable for a
claimant's transportation to and from medical appointments except for
medical appointments requested by the insurer. Section
39-71-704(1)(d), MCA (1997), provides: