N.M. Admin. Code § 7.8.3.74 - DOORS
A. All exit doors must have a minimum width of 36 inches.
B. All sleeping room doors must have at least one and three quarter inches bonded solid core, with a minimum width of 32 inches.
C. All doors to toilet and bathing facilities must have a minimum width of 24 inches.
D. Locks on doors to toilets must be of a 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 must open outward.
F. Exit doors leading to the outside of a facility must be 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 must be 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 leading directly to the outside.
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