New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 8 - RESIDENTIAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Part 2 - ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES FOR ADULTS
Section 7.8.2.49 - DOORS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. No door in any means of egress shall be locked against egress when the building is occupied.
B. All exit doors shall have a minimum width of thirty-six (36) inches.
C. All resident sleeping room doors must be at least one and three-quarters (1 3/4) inch solid core construction.
D. Bathroom doors may be twenty-four (24) inches wide. Facilities with four (4) or more residents shall have at least one bathroom for every eight (8) residents with a door clearance of thirty-six (36) inches for access by persons with disabilities.
E. Locks on doors to toilet rooms and bathrooms shall be capable of release from the outside.
F. All doors shall readily open from the inside.
G. Doors shall be provided for all resident sleeping rooms, all restrooms and all bathrooms.