2007 House Bill 4418

Mandate nursing home temperatures

Introduced in the House

March 7, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Gino Polidori (D-15)

To require nursing homes to maintain a temperature of not less than 71 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 81 degrees Fahrenheit measured three-feet above the floor at all times in all areas of a building accessible to residents, employees, and visitor, with certain exceptions. Nursing homes above the 45th parallel would be exempt from the maximum temperature standard in limited circumstances. Also, to require nursing homes to have an emergency services and repairs plan in case of an electrical, heating, ventilation, or air conditioning failure or malfunction.

Referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security, and Retirement