Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 746. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS |
SUBCHAPTER R. HEALTH PRACTICES |
DIVISION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
SECTION 746.3425. Must caregivers wear gloves when handling blood or bodily fluids containing blood?
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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 §746.3425 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6240; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909