Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES |
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
CHAPTER 448. STANDARD OF CARE |
SUBCHAPTER L. RESIDENTIAL PHYSICAL PLANT REQUIREMENTS |
SECTION 448.1204. Exits
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(a) Every building shall have at least two well-separated exits on each story. (b) Every route of exit shall be free of hazards and obstructions, well lit, and marked clearly with illuminated exit signs at all times. (c) Rooms for 50 or more people shall have exit doors that swing out. (d) No door may require a key for emergency exit. Locked facilities shall have emergency exit door releases as described in the Life Safety Code and approved by the fire marshal. Source Note: The provisions of this §448.1204 adopted to be effective September 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 2020; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8842