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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 96BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CONTROL
RULE §96.203Minimum Standards

(a) This exposure control plan (plan) is provided by the Department of State Health Services (department) to be analogous with Title 29 Code of Federal Regulation §1910.1030, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard as specified in Health and Safety Code, §81.304.

(b) Employers should review the plan for particular requirements as applicable to their specific situation. Governmental units may modify the plan appropriately to their respective practice settings. Employers will need to include provisions relevant to their particular facility or organization in order to develop an effective, comprehensive exposure control plan specific to their facility or organization.

(c) Employers will annually review their exposure control plan, update when necessary, and document when accomplished.


Source Note: The provisions of this §96.203 adopted to be effective August 16, 2000, 25 TexReg 7704; amended to be effective July 23, 2006, 31 TexReg 5626; amended to be effective June 21, 2017, 42 TexReg 3147

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