Bill > HB156

This bill amends the Human Services Code to establish carbon monoxide (CO) alarm standards for child care centers and family child care homes. Specifically, within 18 months of the bill's effective date, any building housing a child care center or family child care home that uses fossil-fuel-burning heaters, appliances, fireplaces, or has an attached garage must install operational CO alarms. These alarms must be centrally located, placed within 15 feet of any fossil-fuel-burning source, and installed on every level of the building. The alarms must be either hardwired into electrical systems, plugged directly into an outlet, or battery-powered and mounted on walls or ceilings according to national fire alarm standards. The department responsible for child care licensing may take enforcement action against facilities that do not comply with these requirements. Within 12 months of the bill's effective date, the department must provide written notice of these new requirements to all affected child care centers and homes. The bill defines key terms like "approved carbon monoxide alarm" and clarifies that it does not modify the Department of Labor and Industry's existing authority under the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act. The new regulations will take effect 90 days after the bill's passage.

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