MS HB942

State Board of Health shall adopt nonbinding sanitation and safety guidelines for public swimming pools covering water quality, treatment, disinfection, lifesaving apparatus, and bather safety measures.

Owners of public swimming pools must post a sign near the pool entrance (4-6 feet above ground) with contact information for reporting health concerns to the State Department of Health.

Department may inspect public swimming pools upon receiving complaints and advise owners on resolving sanitation or safety problems based on adopted guidelines.

Guidelines apply to public pools including those at camps, schools, day care centers, hotels, mobile home parks, and cooperative housing facilities with 5 or more living units.

Act takes effect July 1, 2010, and does not apply to private residential pools.