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1104.7.1.5 Health care facilities

Minnesota Fire Code 2015 > 11 Construction Requirements for Existing Buildings > 1104 Means of Egress for Existing Buildings > 1104.7 Doors—general > 1104.7.1 Size of doors > 1104.7.1.5 Health care facilities
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The minimum clear width for doors in the means of egress from hospitals; nursing homes; limited-care facilities; psychiatric hospital sleeping rooms; and diagnostic and treatment areas, such as x-ray, surgery, or physical therapy, shall be not less than 32 inches (810 mm) wide. Existing 34-inch (865 mm) doors shall be permitted. Existing 28-inch (710 mm) corridor doors in facilities where the fire plans do not require evacuation by bed, gurney, or wheelchair shall be permitted.
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