What are the qualifying medical conditions for a disabled parking permit in Colorado?
In Colorado, the qualifying medical conditions for a disabled parking permit include:
- Mobility Impairments: Individuals who cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest.
- Assisted Mobility: Those who cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device.
- Respiratory Conditions: Persons restricted by lung disease to such an extent that their forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second when measured by spirometry is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty mm/hg on room air at rest.
- Oxygen Use: Individuals who use portable oxygen.
- Cardiac Conditions: Persons with a cardiac condition to the extent that their functional limitations are classified in severity as class III or IV according to standards set by the American Heart Association.
- Other Conditions: Persons who are severely limited in their ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition.
Additionally, a special remuneration-exempt disability parking placard is available for individuals with disabilities that limit fine motor control in both hands, the ability to reach a height of 48 inches from the ground due to lack of finger, hand, or upper extremity strength or mobility, or the ability to reach or access a parking meter due to the use of a wheelchair or other ambulatory device.