HOUSE BILL No. 5016


     July 10, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Woodward, Gieleghem, Kolb, Minore, Lockwood, Bogardus and Wojno and referred to the Committee on
Senior Health, Security and Retirement.


        A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled

   "Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"

   (MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 1513e.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 1513E.  (1) BEGINNING JUNE 1, 2002, A NURSING HOME

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      SHALL COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (2) REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF

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      CEILING FANS OR AIR CONDITIONING IN THE RESIDENTS' ROOMS.

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           (2) THE COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT STANDARDS PUR-

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      SUANT TO RULES PROMULGATED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

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      ACT OF 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 TO 24.328, REGARDING

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      REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR CONDITIONING OR CEILING FANS, OR BOTH, IN

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      THE ROOMS OF RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES.  THE RULES MAY PROVIDE

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      FOR A VARIATION IN STANDARDS BETWEEN STRUCTURES EXISTING ON THE

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      EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION AND

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      PROPOSED STRUCTURES.  THE COMMISSION MAY INCORPORATE THE RULES


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      ADOPTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IN THE NEXT MECHANICAL CODE

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      UPDATE.

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           (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "NURSING HOME" MEANS THAT TERM

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      AS DEFINED IN SECTION 20109 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA

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      368, MCL 333.20109.

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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5017

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      (request no. 04855'01) of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

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      law.






































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