Nursing facilities and assisted living facilities; Health Dept. shall inspect to determine compliance with rules for emergency power sources.

HB 1540 requires Mississippi's State Department of Health to conduct regular, unannounced inspections of nursing facilities and assisted living facilities to verify compliance with state rules for emergency power sources and electricity. This bill directly affects all licensed nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Mississippi by adding a specific inspection mandate for emergency power systems. The key mechanism is that the State Board of Health must adopt rules governing these inspections, which the Department of Health must implement during routine facility visits. The goal is to ensure these facilities maintain reliable emergency power to protect residents during outages, enhancing safety without specifying outcomes.