Corridors
Effective Sep 29, 2023Mass. Register #1505MGL c. 111, §§ 3, 71, and 72Department of Public Health
(A) Corridors.
- (1) Corridors in areas used primarily by residents in nursing homes shall not be less than eight feet wide. Corridor width in all other corridors shall comply with 780 CMR 10.00: Means of Egress and International Building Code section 1018.2.
- (2) Existing corridors in an HB/LTCF may be retained as long as they are at least four feet wide.
- (B) Handrails shall be provided on both sides of corridors. Handrails shall be firmly anchored and shall not project more than 3½ inches into the required minimum width of the corridor and shall be no less than 30 inches above the finished floor. They shall have curved returns.
- (C) A facility shall not permit the installation of any fixed appurtenance with may become an obstacle to traffic or reduce the required minimum width of corridor, ramp or stair.