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ADA Interactive Process
The interactive process is a legal requirement for reasonable accommodations under the ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12112). This wizard maps the 5-step process, flags reasonableness and undue-hardship considerations, and surfaces the actions for the current step. It supports — it does not replace — the employer's decision.
Under the physician's clinical judgement
- OH advises the employer on medical capability and accommodations; the employer makes employment decisions.
- ADA medical-inquiry rules apply: post-offer for most inquiries; current employees only if job-related + business necessity. Do not disclose diagnosis to the employer — only functional limitations.
- OH records may be employment records (often not HIPAA covered-entity records); worker consent for the OH report is best practice.
- OSHA medical-records retention 30 years (29 CFR 1910.1020). No patient data stored — local computation.
- ACOEM Code + AMA Ethics Opinion 1.2.6. Cross-ref: FMLA + PWFA context · PWFA.