Ch. 5                                        2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

DURING OUTAGES OR BLOCKAGES OF REGULAR SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE
MOVEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY;

(II)     SUFFICIENT EXIT SIGNS THAT ARE ADEQUATELY LIGHTED TO
GUIDE INDIVIDUALS ON THE PREMISES;

(III)    SUFFICIENT EMERGENCY ELECTRICAL POWER TO OPERATE
ELEVATORS, ELECTRICAL FACILITIES IN HOSPITAL OPERATING ROOMS, HOSPITAL
X-RAY EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT THAT ARE NECESSARY TO
THE PROPER OPERATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN HOSPITALS AND NURSING
HOMES;

(IV)    ADEQUATE EMERGENCY ELECTRIC LIGHTING IN ACCORDANCE
WITH NFPA 101 IN EACH BUILDING FOR COMMERCIAL, MERCANTILE, INDUSTRIAL,
STORAGE, OFFICE, OR SIMILAR PURPOSES IF THE BUILDING IS AT LEAST 4 STORIES,
EXCLUDING ATTICS AND BASEMENTS, AND EVENING OCCUPANCY IS MORE THAN 25
INDIVIDUALS; AND

(V)     INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF EMERGENCY POWER AND
LIGHTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 101 AND NFPA 70.

(3) (I) FOR PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH (2)(III) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL
HYGIENE TO EVALUATE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE ADOPTED FOR THE OPERATION
OF HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES.

(II) IN MAKING THIS EVALUATION, THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH
AND MENTAL HYGIENE SHALL CONSIDER THE SIZE AND NATURE OF THE
PARTICULAR HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME OPERATION.

(F)     ENFORCEMENT BY STATE FIRE MARSHAL.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL SHALL ENFORCE THIS SECTION AND THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE
COMMISSION SO THAT INDIVIDUALS ON THE PREMISES ARE REASONABLY
PROTECTED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

(G)     PENALTY.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES OF § 6-601 OF THIS ARTICLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a)(1) of this section is new language added as
the standard introductory language to a definition subsection.

Subsection (a)(2) of this section is new language added to avoid repetition
of the full title of the "State Fire Prevention Commission".

Subsection (a)(3) of this section is new language added to avoid repetition
of the phrase "NFPA 70 (the National Electrical Code)".

Subsection (a)(4) of this section is new language added to avoid repetition
of the phrase "NFPA 101 (the National Life Safety Code)".

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