---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 712.31"
title: "10"
number: "712.31"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/712.31"
---

# §712.31. Purpose.


The standards and procedures set forth in this subpart are necessary for DOE to:

- (a) Identify the presence of any mental/personality disorders, physical, or behavioral characteristics or conditions that present or are likely to present an unacceptable impairment in reliability;
- (b) Facilitate the early diagnosis and treatment of disease or impairment and foster accommodation and rehabilitation;
- (c) Determine what functions an HRP-certified individual may be able to perform and to facilitate the proper placement of individuals; and
- (d) Provide for continuing monitoring of the health status of individuals to facilitate early detection and correction of adverse health effects, trends, or patterns.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2165; 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 5814-5815; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; E.O. 10450, 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., p. 936, as amended; E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 398, as amended; 3 CFR Chap. IV.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 3223, Jan. 23, 2004, unless otherwise noted.