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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 85.203 — INFECTION CONTROL STANDARDS

HS § 85.203Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 85. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION · Art. I. PREVENTION OF TRANSMISSION OF HIV AND HEPATITIS B VIRUS BY INFECTED HEALTH CARE WORKERS

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(a)All health care workers shall adhere to universal precautions as defined by this subchapter.
(b)Health care workers with exudative lesions or weeping dermatitis shall refrain from all direct patient care and from handling patient care equipment and devices used in performing invasive procedures until the condition resolves.
(c)All institutions of higher education and professional and vocational schools training health care workers shall provide instruction on universal precautions.
(d)Health care institutions shall establish procedures for monitoring compliance with universal precautions.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 15, Sec. 5.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 85.203 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.