N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-7.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 8:37-7.9 - Control of access

(a) Every exterior door shall be equipped with a lock.

(b) Every resident of every dementia care home shall be provided with a key, if applicable, to his or her rooming unit door, free of charge.

1. Replacement keys, when required, may be provided at cost.

(c) All doors providing a means of egress shall be freely openable from the inside at all times.

(d) All exterior doors to common cellar or storage areas shall be lockable.

(e) Every entrance door to a rooming unit in every dementia care home shall be equipped with a lock. Each such door shall also be equipped with a viewing device.

1. In all dementia care homes that have locks on entrance doors to rooming units, a master key capable of opening all such locks shall be retained by the licensee and shall be readily available in event of an emergency.

(f) All openable windows, sliding doors, basement windows, and windows opening onto areas affording easy access to the premises shall be equipped with a locking device of some kind.

1. Grilles lockable from the inside may be placed on the inside or outside of windows only if the windows do not serve to provide access to exits.

(g) Exposed hinges on exterior doors, and on entrance doors to rooming units where locks are required, shall have hinges with non-removable hinge pins.

(h) Every entrance door leading to living areas shall be kept locked at all times, except when in actual use, except when a licensee or an employee of the licensee is stationed nearby for the purpose of controlling or supervising entry or other reasonable provision has been made for entry control.

(i) The main entrance door shall be equipped with an exterior doorbell, audible throughout the building when in use. In every dementia care home, the licensee or an employee of the licensee shall at all times be responsible for answering the doorbell.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:37-7.9

Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 461(a), effective 2/7/2017

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3981(a), effective 12/18/2017