Door Widths – All exit doors shall be a minimum of forty-four (44) inches wide

Door Widths – All exit doors shall be a minimum of forty-four (44) inches wide and open outward. Doors to patient bedrooms shall be a minimum of forty-four (44) inches wide. All other doors through which patients must pass (doors to living and day rooms, dining rooms, recreational areas, toilet and bathrooms, physical and occupational therapy rooms, etc.) shall be a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches wide. Doors to patient closets shall be not less than twenty (20) inches wide. Exception may be granted to existing facilities.