New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 18 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITIES PROVIDING OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES AND INFIRMARIES
Section 8.370.18.52 - CORRIDORS
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.18.52
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Ambulatory surgical centers:
(1) Minimum corridor width
shall be six feet.
(2) In operating
room and surgical suites where patients are transported on stretchers or beds,
corridors will have a width of eight feet.
B. All other facilities: minimum corridor width shall be five feet except work corridors less than six feet in length may be four feet in width.
C. Facilities will often be contained within existing commercial or residential buildings and less stringent corridor widths may be allowed other than those contained in Subsection B of 8.370.18.52 NMAC above if not in conflict with building or fire codes and approved by the licensing authority prior to occupying the facility.
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