Just when it appeared that our elected officials passed very few laws this year, along comes one that will be beneficial to providers with multi-story buildings.

On May 18, 2011 the governor signed into law language that amends Minnesota Statutes 201, section 326B.175. The amended language provides up to a three-year extension for building owners to bring their elevators up to compliance with previously passed requirements.

New final compliance dates are determined by the date the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) or the municipality conducting elevator inspections within its jurisdiction notified the building owner of the new code requirements, AND the date the building owner filed or will file a compliance plan.

The specifics of the new compliance deadline are:

1. This section applies to code requirements for existing elevators and related devices under Minnesota Rules, chapter 1307, where the deadline set by law for meeting the code requirements is January 29, 2012 or later.

2. If the department or municipality conducting elevator inspections within its jurisdiction notified the owner of an existing elevator or related device of the code requirements before the effective date of this section, the owner may submit a compliance plan by December 30, 2011. If the department or municipality did not notify the owner of an existing elevator or related device of the code requirements before the effective date of this section, the department or municipality shall notify the owner of the code requirements and permit the owner to submit a compliance plan by December 30, 2011, or within 60 days after the date of notification, whichever is later.

3. Any compliance plan submitted under this section shall result in compliance with the code requirements by the later of January 29, 2012, or three years after submission of the compliance plan. Elevators and related devices that are not in compliance with the code requirements by the later of January 29, 2012, or three years after the submission of the compliance plan may be taken out of service as provided in section 326B.175.

Building owners who have not yet completed the required elevator upgrades should check their records to determine their notification dates and begin the process of filing a compliance plan. Any additional information provided by DLI will be shared with providers via our Action newsletter and our legislative update resource.

Doug Beardsley
952.851.2489
dbeardsl@careproviders.org

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