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