N.M. Admin. Code § 7.20.12.76

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 7.20.12.76 - DOORS

A. All exit doors must have a minimum width of 36 inches.

B. All sleeping room doors are at least one and three quarter inches bonded solid core, with a minimum width of 30 inches.

C. All doors to toilet and bathing facilities have a minimum width of 24 inches.

D. Locks on doors to toilets are of such type that the lock can be released from the outside.

E. Exit doors leading to the outside of a facility with a capacity of ten or more children open outward.

F. Exit doors leading to the outside of a facility are provided with a night latch, dead bolt or security chain, provided such devices open from the inside without the use of a key or tool and are mounted at a height not to exceed 48 inches above the finished floor.

G. Sleeping room doors for non-mobile children are at least one and three quarter inches bonded solid core, with a minimum width of 44 inches.

H. Each sleeping room housing non-mobile children must have a 44-inch exit door directly to the outside.

N.M. Admin. Code § 7.20.12.76

1/1/99; 7.20.12.76 NMAC - Rn, 7 NMAC 20.12.76, 02/28/05