The adult family home must ensure:
(1) Every bedroom and bathroom door opens from the inside and outside;
(2) Every closet door opens from the inside and outside; and
(3) One door leading to the outside is designated as the primary egress and homes licensed after January 1, 2016 have a lever door handle and hardware that allows residents to exit when the door is locked and reentry without a key, tool, or special knowledge or effort by residents.
(4) Other external exit doors not designated as the primary egress, must open without any special skills or knowledge and they remain accessible to residents unless doing so poses a risk to the health or safety of at least one resident.
(5) All internal and external doors comply with local jurisdictional requirements as well as the building code requirements in chapter
51-51 WAC.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.128 RCW. WSR 16-20-095, § 388-76-10715, filed 10/4/16, effective 11/4/16; WSR 16-01-171, § 388-76-10715, filed 12/22/15, effective 1/22/16. Statutory Authority: RCW
70.128.040 and chapters
70.128 and
74.34 RCW. WSR 07-21-080, § 388-76-10715, filed 10/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]