Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 7243. Facility powers and duties

(1) An approved carbon monoxide alarm at a care facility shall be installed in close proximity of, but not less than 15 feet from, any fossil fuel-burning device or appliance.

(2) If the approved carbon monoxide alarm cannot be heard by the staff on duty on a specific floor or wing of the facility, a single approved carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed where it can be heard by the staff on duty in addition to the alarm installed as directed under paragraph (1).

(3) If there are resident living units or bedrooms located between a fossil fuel burning appliance and any additional approved carbon monoxide alarm required under paragraph (2), a single additional approved carbon monoxide alarm shall be installed in a central location on the same level as the resident living units or bedrooms.

(1) Carbon monoxide detectors and alarm systems installed at a care facility shall be tested and cleaned as indicated in the manufacturer's guidelines.

(2) If the unit operates by a battery, the battery may not be removed for any length of time beyond that necessary to change the battery.

(3) The battery shall be labeled with the date of installation and replaced at least once annually or at such time as the unit signals a drained or failing battery, whichever is sooner.

(1) In the event that an alarm installed in accordance with this section sounds, the care facility staff shall:

(2) Nothing in this act shall be construed to require care facilities to conduct drills specific to carbon monoxide.

(1) A false alarm from an approved carbon monoxide alarm, if the approved carbon monoxide alarm was maintained by the care facility in accordance with subsection (b).

(2) Failure of an approved carbon monoxide alarm to operate properly, if that failure was the result of tampering with, or removal or destruction of, an approved carbon monoxide alarm by a person other than an employee of the care facility.

(3) Failure of an approved carbon monoxide alarm to operate properly if the failure is a result of a faulty alarm that was maintained by the care facility in accordance with subsection (b).