N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.18.52

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

Section 8.370.18.52 - CORRIDORS

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.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.18.52

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024