Corridor - Doors
Doors protecting corridor openings in other than required enclosures of vertical openings, exits, or hazardous areas resist the passage of smoke and are made of 1 3/4 inch solid-bonded core wood or other material capable of resisting fire for at least 20 minutes. Doors in fully sprinklered smoke compartments are only required to resist the passage of smoke. Corridor doors and doors to rooms containing flammable or combustible materials have positive latching hardware. Roller latches are prohibited by CMS regulation. These requirements do not apply to auxiliary spaces that do not contain flammable or combustible material.
Clearance between bottom of door and floor covering is not exceeding 1 inch. Powered doors complying with 7.2.1.9 are permissible if provided with a device capable of keeping the door closed when a force of 5 lbf is applied. There is no impediment to the closing of the doors. Hold open devices that release when the door is pushed or pulled are permitted. Nonrated protective plates of unlimited height are permitted. Dutch doors meeting 19.3.6.3.6 are permitted. Door frames shall be labeled and made of steel or other materials in compliance with 8.3, unless the smoke compartment is sprinklered. Fixed fire window assemblies are allowed per 8.3. In sprinklered compartments there are no restrictions in area or fire resistance of glass or frames in window assemblies.
19.3.6.3, 42 CFR Parts 403, 418, 460, 482, 483, and 485
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Observations:
Name: MAIN BUILDING - Component: 01 - Tag: 0363
Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to maintain corridor doors, affecting two of five smoke compartments within the component.
Findings include:
1. Observation on January 29, 2026, between 11:15 AM and 11:52 AM, revealed the following corridor doors were not smoke tight, when latched in the corresponding frame.
a. 11:15 AM, Room 509;
b. 11:52 AM, Room 214.
Interview at the time of the exit conference with the Administrator, DON and a Maintenance Representative on January 29, 2026, at 12:30 PM, confirmed the doors lacked smoke tight integrity.
| | Plan of Correction - To be completed: 02/17/2026
1.Rooms 509 and 214's doors were repaired to ensure they have smoke tight integrity when latched in their corresponding frame.
2.The Maintenance Director or Designee will educate the maintenance staff on proper inspection of doors to ensure they are smoke tight when latched within their corresponding frame.
3.Audits of the corridor doors will be completed monthly and reviewed at QAPI meeting for further recommendations as indicated.
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