SENATE BILL No. 601

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 1513f.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 1513F. (1) BEGINNING JUNE 1, 2002, NURSING HOMES AND

2 HOMES FOR THE AGED SHALL COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (2) REGARDING THE

3 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF 1 OR MORE GENERATORS FOR THE

4 AVAILABILITY OF POWER FOR A POWER OUTAGE, GRAY-OUT, OR OTHER

5 EMERGENCY.

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

7 SUANT TO RULES PROMULGATED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

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

9 REQUIREMENTS FOR 1 OR MORE GENERATORS FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF

10 SUFFICIENT POWER TO OPERATE THE MAJOR SYSTEMS OF THE NURSING HOME

11 AND HOME FOR THE AGED DURING A POWER OUTAGE, GRAY-OUT, OR OTHER

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1 EMERGENCY. THE RULES MAY PROVIDE FOR A VARIATION IN STANDARDS

2 BETWEEN STRUCTURES EXISTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AMENDA-

3 TORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION AND PROPOSED STRUCTURES. THE

4 COMMISSION MAY INCORPORATE THE RULES ADOPTED UNDER THIS SUBSEC-

5 TION IN THE NEXT MECHANICAL CODE UPDATE.

6 (3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

7 (A) "HOME FOR THE AGED" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SEC-

8 TION 20106 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL

9 333.20106.

10 (B) "NURSING HOME" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION

11 20109 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20109.

12 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

13 effect unless Senate Bill No. 600

14 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

15 law.

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