California Health and Safety Code

§ 105325

HSC § 105325 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 103 · Part 5 · Ch. 6

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a)In California, more than 700,000 health care workers and professionals, such as nurses, physicians and surgeons and housekeeping staff, are at risk of infection from bloodborne diseases, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

(b)Contaminated needlestick and other sharp instrument injuries threaten the well-being of health care workers and cost health care providers millions of dollars annually.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 683, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.