| (a) An agency must adopt and enforce a written policy
for the safe handling and disposal of biohazardous waste and materials,
if applicable.
(b) An agency that generates special or medical waste
while providing home health services must dispose of the waste according
to the requirements in 25 TAC Chapter 1, Subchapter K (relating to
Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special Waste from Health
Care-Related Facilities). An agency must provide both verbal and written
instructions to the agency's clients regarding the proper procedure
for disposing of sharps. For purposes of this subsection, sharps include
hypodermic needles, hypodermic syringes with attached needles, scalpel
blades, razor blades, disposable razors, disposable scissors used
in medical procedures, and intravenous stylets and rigid introducers.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §558.286 adopted to be effective February 1, 2002, 26 TexReg 9159; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019, issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2427 |
