LD 1997, Page 2 - 120th Legislature, SECOND REGULAR Session

	10.__Timed drills.__Timed drills, as described in the
applicable chapters of the National Fire Protection Association
Life Safety Code, must be used to determine a residential care
facility's capability to evacuate its residents except in a
facility where no timed drills are required pursuant to the Life
Safety Code.__In a case in which a new resident has participated
in a timed drill in a residential care facility within the
previous 2 months, the results of that drill may be used to
determine evacuation capability in the new facility for a period
of up to 4 months.__A person who violates or fails to comply with
this subsection commits a Class E crime.

11.__Requirement for manual fire alarm activation may be
waived.__For a residential care facility with 4 to 8 beds, the
requirement for manual fire alarm activation may be waived at the
discretion of the Commissioner of Public Safety.

Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §7912-A, as amended by PL 1999, c. 384, §1, is
repealed.

SUMMARY

This bill provides that prior to being licensed a residential
care facility must be certified as meeting certain provisions of
the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code.

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