Texas Health And Safety Code § 85.203 Infection Control Standards

Sec. 85.203. INFECTION CONTROL STANDARDS. (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.

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

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