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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 85.203

INFECTION CONTROL STANDARDS

Known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services Act

The act spans §§ 85–85 (80 sections).

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

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.