HOUSE BILL No. 4765

May 28, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Pastor, LaJoy, Brandenburg, Nofs, Farhat, Casperson and Amos 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:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1513e.  (1) Beginning June 1, 2003, 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                     

                                                                                

7   pursuant 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             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   emergency.  The rules may provide for a variation in standards              

                                                                                

2   between structures existing on the effective date of the                    

                                                                                

3   amendatory act that added this section and proposed structures.             

                                                                                

4   The commission may incorporate the rules adopted under this                 

                                                                                

5   subsection 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 section               

                                                                                

8   20106 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20106.                

                                                                                

9       (b) "Nursing home" means that term as defined in section                    

                                                                                

10  20109 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20109.                

                                                                                

11      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

12  effect unless Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 4766                  

                                                                                

13  (request no. 02547'03) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

14  law.