SENATE BILL No. 599

July 11, 2001, Introduced by Senators HART, YOUNG, MURPHY, KOIVISTO, BYRUM,

PETERS, SCOTT, MC MANUS and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on

Health Policy.

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:

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

2 SHALL COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (2) REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF

3 AIR CONDITIONING IN THE RESIDENT'S ROOMS AND IN COMMON AREAS PRI-

4 MARILY USED BY THE RESIDENTS.

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

6 SUANT TO RULES PROMULGATED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

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

8 REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR CONDITIONING IN THE ROOMS OF RESIDENTS AND

9 IN COMMON AREAS PRIMARILY USED BY RESIDENTS OF NURSING HOMES.

10 THE RULES MAY PROVIDE FOR A VARIATION IN STANDARDS BETWEEN

11 STRUCTURES EXISTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT

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1 THAT ADDED THIS SECTION AND PROPOSED STRUCTURES. THE COMMISSION

2 MAY INCORPORATE THE RULES ADOPTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IN THE

3 NEXT MECHANICAL CODE UPDATE.

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

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

6 PA 368, MCL 333.20109.

7 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

8 effect unless Senate Bill No. 598

9 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

10 law.

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