New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 8 - RESIDENTIAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Part 2 - ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES FOR ADULTS
Section 7.8.2.51 - SEPARATION OF SLEEPING ROOMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. All sleeping rooms shall be separated from escape route corridors by walls and doors that are smoke resistant. There shall be no passages, louvers, or transfer grills penetrating the wall to other spaces in the building.
B. All sleeping rooms shall be provided latches suitable for keeping the doors closed.
C. Every sleeping room shall have access to a primary means of escape that provides a path to the exterior, without exposure to unprotected vertical openings. Where sleeping rooms are above or below the level of exit discharge, the primary means of escape shall be:
D. Every sleeping room shall provide a secondary means of escape which may be any one of the following:
E. Stairways and other vertical openings between floors shall be enclosed with construction to provide a smoke and fire resistance rating of not less than twenty (20) minutes. Open stairways between floors shall not be permitted.