R432-12-13. Doors and Windows

(1) Doors to all rooms containing bathtubs, sitz baths, showers and water closets for resident use shall be equipped with hardware which may be secured for privacy yet permit emergency access from the outside without the use of keys.

(2) Each room, including all resident toilet rooms and bathing rooms that may be used by residents, staff, or employees confined to wheelchairs, shall have at least one door with a minimum clear width of 34 inches.

(3) Resident-room doors and exit doors shall be at least 36 inches wide, defined by the width of the door leaf.

(4) Thresholds and expansion-joint covers shall be flush with the floor surface to facilitate use of wheelchairs and carts and to prevent tripping.

(5) Every room intended for 24-hour occupancy shall have a window that opens to the building exterior or to a court that is open to the sky.

(6) Windows and outer doors shall have insect screens.