Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 8605 – Fire safety
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1. Inspection required. A license may not be issued by the department for an adult day care program until the department has received from the Commissioner of Public Safety a written statement signed by one of the officials designated under Title 25, section 2360, 2391 or 2392 to make fire safety inspections. This statement must indicate that a facility has complied with the applicable fire safety provisions referred to in subsection 2 and Title 25, section 2452 and must be furnished to the department prior to the issuance of full licensure.
[PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. QQ, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 8605
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- adult day care program: means a program of care, activities and protection maintained or carried out on a regular basis by a person or combination of persons in a private dwelling or other facility, for consideration, for any part of a day for 3 or more adults, 19 years of age or older, who are not blood relatives and are coming to the facility for the express purpose of participating in this program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 8601
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
- facility: means any of the places defined in section 8001, 8101, 8201 or 8301?A, subsection 1?A, paragraph B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 7701
2. Life Safety Code. The written statement must be furnished to the department prior to the issuance of full licensure and must indicate that the adult day care program has complied with at least the requirements of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire Protection Association that are specified in:
A. The family day care homes section, if the adult day care program has no more than 6 adults per session; [PL 1987, c. 389, §5 (NEW).]
B. The group day care homes section, if the adult day care program has at least 7 but no more than 12 adults per session; or [PL 1987, c. 389, §5 (NEW).]
C. The child day care section, if the adult day care program has more than 13 adults per session. [PL 1987, c. 389, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. QQ, §1 (AMD).]
3. Fees. The department shall establish and pay reasonable fees to the Department of Public Safety or municipal official for each such inspection. Fees collected by the Department of Public Safety must be deposited into a special revenue account to defray expenses in carrying out this section. Any balance of fees may not lapse but must be carried forward as a continuing account to be expended for the same purposes in the following fiscal years.
[PL 1997, c. 728, §15 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 389, §5 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 728, §15 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. QQ, §1 (AMD).