Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; require to have emergency power for patient medical devices.

SB 2710 requires Mississippi nursing homes and assisted living facilities to maintain a fully operational emergency power source with enough fuel to run for at least five days during outages. This power must support critical medical devices (like supplemental oxygen equipment) and maintain comfortable indoor temperatures for residents. The Mississippi Department of Health will create specific rules for these standards and conduct unannounced inspections, giving facilities 60 days to comply after the rules are finalized.