Understand Your State’s Pool and Elevator Phone Laws

States currently requiring pool emergency phones. Check back frequently for changes. If your state is not listed, please check with your local health department for guidance. Note: we make every effort to provide current, accurate adoption information and update as new information is received.

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Alabama Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

*Not enforced by entire state

Rules Governing the Construction, Equipment, and Operation of Public Swimming Pools and Spas. Chapter 499-05-01 . Section 9 Specific Safety Equipment . 9.3 Lifesaving Equipment: Per (E), a telephone for the pool/spa with posted names and phone numbers of the nearest available police, fire, ambulance service and/or rescue unit, and/or 911, if available. The use of a cellular phone or a portable wireless phone for an emergency phone is prohibited.

Rules Governing the Construction, Maintenance and Operation of Public Swimming Pools and Spas. Chapter 5 – Water Quality, Operations, and Management: Per (9), all pool facilities must have a sign posted within sight of the facility’s main entry that indicates the location of the nearest landline telephone that can be used to call emergency services. The sign should include telephone numbers (with area code) that can be called for emergency services, including, but not limited to, the following:

If 911 service is available for any of the above services, make sure it’s indicated next to the service telephone number.

The sign should include the street address and city where the pool is located, and the nearest landline that is indicated on the sign must be able to be used to call emergency services free of charge. An additional sign with the telephone and address information should also be posted in sight of the landline phone.

Arkansas Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SWIMMING POOLS AND OTHER RELATED FACILITIES. Section XX: SAFETY: Per (F), all pools require telephone service conveniently available on the premises with a clearly visible listing of emergency phone numbers to include the nearest emergency and medical services next to the telephone.

California Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Title 22 DPH-03-017A – PUBLIC POOLS. 65540. Safety and First Aid Equipment: Per (b)(1 ), public pools with lifeguard personnel on duty require an operating telephone as an additional safety equipment item.

Colorado Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

*Not enforced by entire state

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

Chapter 51 DRMC . Section E. SWIMMER SAFETY : Per (14), all pools require a telephone or equivalent alarm system within the immediate pool.

Connecticut Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Department of Public Health Code . Sec. 19-13-B33b. Public pools: Per (16), each pool must have a telephone or other suitable device for emergency communication readily available in the immediate vicinity and on the premises where the pool is located.

Delaware Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Title 16: Department of Health and Social Services: Division of Public Health: Health Systems Protection (HSP): 4464 Public Swimming Pools. Section 9.0: Operation, Maintenance, General Sanitation, Personnel, Supervision and Safety: Per 9.15.1.1-4, all pools require a functional telephone/other communication device that is hard wired and capable of directly dialing 911 as the emergency notification system.

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Georgia Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Georgia Department of Public Health – Rules and Regulations . Chapter 511-3-5 Public Swimming Pools, Spas, and Recreational Water Parks . Section 511-3-5-.18 Specific Safety Features: Per ( 8)( c), all public swimming pools must provide a hard wired and affixed telephone with posted names and phone numbers of the nearest available police, fire, ambulance service and/or rescue unit, and/or 911, if available.

Idaho Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

IDAPA 16- Department of Health and Welfare . 16.02.14 Rules Governing Construction and Operation of Public Swimming Pools in Idaho . 197. HEALTH AND SAFETY – EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION: A means of contacting emergency medical services shall be readily accessible and be provided on the premises. (4-5-00)

Illinois Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Title 77: Public Health Chapter. Chapter I: Department of Public Health. Subchapter n: Recreational Facilities. Part 820 Swimming Facility Code. Section 820.310 Safety Equipment: Per ( c) , When a swimming facility is open for use, an emergency telephone and emergency contact list must be readily available. The phone should be accessible within the vicinity of the pool or within 300 feet of the pool enclosure.

If the facility is multi-level, the emergency telephone must be located within three levels of that which the pool is located.

The following numbers should be posted in a conspicuous place near the phone:

The name, address, and telephone number of the swimming pool must be listed by the phone, and the location of the emergency phone must be posted in the swimming pool area if the telephone is not located within the pool area.

Indiana Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Indiana State Department of Health . Environmental Public Health Division . Public and Semi-Public Swimming Pools Rule 410 IAC 6-2.1. Section 34: Lifesaving and safety equipment: Per (e), A telephone must be located within 200 feet of the pool enclosure and must be available for emergency use whenever the pool is open. The facility location along with the following emergency numbers should be posted within view:

Iowa Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Iowa Administrative Code . Department of Public Health [641] . Chapter 15: Swimming Pools and Spas . Section 15.4(4) Safety- f. Emergency equipment and facilities: Per (6), (aside from wading pools and spray pads), each swimming pool where lifeguards aren’t provided must have a designated emergency telephone or an equivalent emergency communication system that can be operated without coins that’s available to swimming pool users when the pool is open. If the telephone isn’t within the confines of the swimming pool enclosure, the location of the emergency phone most be posted in at least one conspicuous place within the enclosure. Instructions for emergency use of the telephone must be posted near the phone.

Kentucky Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Kentucky Administrative Regulations . Title 902 Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Public Health . Chapter 10 Sanitation . 10:120 Kentucky public swimming and bathing facilities . Section 13. Safety Equipment: Per (10), all facilities must have a non-pay landline telephone, continuously connected to a power source and operational at all times, capable of direct dialing 911 without going through a switchboard located on the deck that’s readily accessible and conspicuously located . A cordless telephone is prohibited. For isolated cities, 2-way radio communication systems to a manned telephone system may be substituted. The address of the facility and the telephone number of a police , fire department, emergency medical service, or a hospital must be posted in a conspicuous place near the phone.

Louisiana Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Title 51 PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARY CODE . Part XXIV. Swimming Pools and Natural of Semi-Artificial Swimming or Bathing Places . Chapter 7. General Standards . Section 703. Lifesaving Equipment: Per (3), Class A, B, and C swimming pools should have a telephone with posted names and phone numbers of nearest available police, fire, ambulance service and/or rescue unit, and/or 911, if available, conspicuously and conveniently on hand at all times.

Maine Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Health Inspection Program . Division of Environmental Health . Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention . Department of Health and Human Services . 10-144 CODE OF MAINE REGULATIONS . CHAPTER 202: STATE OF MAINE RULES RELATING TO PUBLIC POOLS AND SPAS . SECTION 6. SPECIFIC SAFETY FEATURES AND REQUIREMENTS . D. Lifesaving Equipment for Public Pools and Spas: Per (4), the location of the nearest telephone must be posted with dialing instructions in the immediate vicinity of the public pool/spa. The telephone must have posted names and phone numbers of the nearest available police, fire, ambulance service, and/or rescue unit.

Maryland Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene . CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS . 10.17.01 Public Swimming Pools and Spas . Section 10.17.01.40 Public Pool and Spa Safety : Per (B- Telephone), a pool owner must ensure that, in case of an emergency, a telephone is available within the pool/spa enclosure to individuals using a public pool/spa that can directly reach a 911 emergency service without the use of a coin and without connection to an internal switchboard and is posted with the names and phone numbers of the nearest available police, fire, and ambulance/rescue unit or 911/any numbers necessary to reach a 911 emergency service center directly. The phone should be posted with the name and location of the pool/spa facility.

Massachusetts Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH . 105 CMR 435.00: MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SWIMMING POOLS (STATE SANITARY CODE: CHAPTER V) . 435.25: First Aid Equipment and Emergency Communication: Per (2), An emergency communication system which at a minimum would allow convenient, immediate and toll-free communication with emergency medical services, local police, state police and the local fire department, must be in working order and available at each pool. The telephone numbers of the emergency medical services, local police, state police and fire department, as well any instructions necessary to operate the communication system, shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the communication device or station. The location of the emergency communication device must be in an area that is unlocked and available to both the staff and the public at all times .

Michigan Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WATER BUREAU . Public Act and Rules Governing Public Swimming Pools . PART 2. CONSTRUCTION . R325.2165 Safety Equipment: Per (8), a swimming pool owner must provide a telephone/other suitable means of communication for emergencies. It can be located in the following areas:

Per (9), the swimming pool owner must post a sign at the telephone that indicates the phone number for emergency response agencies and the name and addresses of the swimming pool to assist emergency personnel in locating the facility. **Kings III’s all-inclusive service provides equipment that automatically delivers address information to our emergency responders, without the help of the caller.

Minnesota Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

MINNESOTA RULES . DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH . ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH . CHAPTER 4717: PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS . POOLS; LIFEGUARDS; AND EQUIPMENT . 4717:1250 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE LOCATION: A pool with a lifeguard present must have a telephone in or immediately adjacent to the pool area. When a telephone is provided, the emergency must be posted. When a telephone isn’t located in the pool enclosure, a sign placed in plain view must indicate the location of the nearest telephone available to a pool user ant the emergency number.

Missouri Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

*Not enforced by entire state

Environmental Public Health Program . Environmental Health Services . CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MO. HEALTH DEPARTMENT . Regulations for Swimming Pools & Bathing Facilities . Chapter 10- Safety: Per (D. Emergency Communications), all pools must have an emergency communication system, in the form of a standard telephone line or call box. It must be in working order, available at the pool and must connect directly to emergency services. The telephone number of the emergency service, as well as any instructions necessary to operate the communication system shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the communication device or station. In addition, the address of the pool must be posted next to the communication device or station. The location of the emergency communication device must be in the vicinity of the swimming pool area; available at all times the pool is operational, and available to both the staff and the public.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Environmental Protection Division . Saint Louis County Health . Public Water Recreation Facilities Rules and Regulations . 2. Design and Construction of Swimming Pools . 2.23. Safety Requirements – Lifesaving Equipment: Per (2.23.8), A telephone must be accessible during all hours of operation in the vicinity of a public water recreation facility or within a 300-foot walking distance from an entrance to swimming facility enclosure. At a multi-level facility, the emergency telephone must be located within 3 levels of the one which the swimming facility is located.

Nebraska Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES . TITLE 178 NAC 2 OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS . 2-005 POOL OPERATING STANDARDS . 2-005.01 Safety Requirements: Per (9), swimming pools must have an accessible working telephone with emergency telephone numbers prominently posted.

Nevada Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

NEVADA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE . CHAPTER 444- SANITATION . Natural Bathing Places . NAC 444.248 Required Facilities: Per (4), there must be telephone connections and transportation facilities available for emergency use.

NAC 444.268: Diagrammatic illustrations of artificial respiration procedures must be posted at all public bathing or swimming facilities where they are clearly visible from the nearby deck and protected from the elements. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the location and telephone number of the nearest ambulance, hospital, fire or police rescue service, physician and facility operator must be kept similarly posted together with instructions that, in case of need, manual or mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration should be started immediately and continued until a physician arrives or mechanical resuscitators are applied. A telephone must be located in the vicinity of the pool enclosure, but outside of the enclosure. In lieu of the emergency telephone numbers described in this section, the number for the emergency 911 service may be posted if that emergency service is available in the geographical area of the public bathing or swimming facility.

NAC 444.530 Notices which must be posted: Per (2) and (3), a sign must posted in the immediate vicinity of the spa that states the location of the nearest telephone with the information that emergency telephone numbers are posted on or near the telephone. The emergency numbers that must be posted on/near the telephone must include:

New Hampshire Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

CHAPTER Env-Wq 1100 PUBLIC BATHING PLACES. PART Env- Wq 1104 TESTING, SUPERVISION, AND SAFETY . Env-Wq 1104.04 PBF Safety: Per ( c) , the owner of a PBF must ensure that a telephone/radio capable of reaching emergency services is located within 200 feet of any pool/spa at the PBF.

Env- Wq 1104.05 Safety at Other Public Bathing Places: Per (b), the owner of a common interest bathing place, designated beach, or flow-through bathing place must ensure that a telephone/radio capable of reaching emergency services is located within 200 feet of the water OR if there is not a telephone /radio located within 200 feet of the water, then a sign is posted informing patrons of the location of the nearest public telephone/radio capable of reaching emergency services.

New Jersey Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH . NEW JERSEY STATE SANITARY CODE . CHAPTER IX PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BATHING . N.J.A.C. 8:26 . SUBCHAPTER 5. WATERFRONT SAFETY . Section 8:26-5.3 Emergency equipment for swimming pools: Per (a)(6), The owner/operator must provide the swimming pool with a telephone, radio, signaling device, or other health authority approved means of communication, which should be located near the lifeguard station for emergency use. Emergency telephone numbers of the nearest rescue sq u ad, police department, and other appropriate entity, and the address of the pool, must be posted in a weather-resistant display adjacent to the lifeguard station.

New York Pool Phone Law See Elevator Phone Code for Your State

*Separate New York City code shown below

Title 10 Department of Health- New York State . Chapter | State Sanitary Code . Part 6 Swimming Pools, Bathing Beaches and Recreational Aquatic Spray Grounds . Subpart 6-1 Swimming Pools. 6-1.23 Supervision- (a) Personnel:

*The above does not apply to pools described in section 6-1.20- Maximum permissible bather use- listed below: