---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 1630.13"
title: "29"
number: "1630.13"
heading: "Prohibited medical examinations and inquiries."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/1630.13"
---

# §1630.13. Prohibited medical examinations and inquiries.

- (a) **Pre-employment examination or inquiry.** Except as permitted by [§ 1630.14](/cfr/29/1630.14.md), it is unlawful for a covered entity to conduct a medical examination of an applicant or to make inquiries as to whether an applicant is an individual with a disability or as to the nature or severity of such disability.
- (b) **Examination or inquiry of employees.** Except as permitted by [§ 1630.14](/cfr/29/1630.14.md), it is unlawful for a covered entity to require a medical examination of an employee or to make inquiries as to whether an employee is an individual with a disability or as to the nature or severity of such disability.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12116 and 12205a of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 35734, July 26, 1991, unless otherwise noted.