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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 744MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER KHEALTH PRACTICES
DIVISION 1ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
RULE §744.2523Must caregivers wear gloves when handling blood or bodily fluids containing blood?

Yes. Caregivers must follow universal precautions outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) when handling blood, vomit, or other bodily fluids that may contain blood including:

  (1) Using disposable, nonporous gloves;

  (2) Placing gloves contaminated with blood in a tied, sealed, or otherwise closed plastic bag and discarding them immediately;

  (3) Discarding all other gloves immediately after one use; and

  (4) Washing hands after using and disposing of the gloves.


Source Note: The provisions of this §744.2523 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6225; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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