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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 142.020. Disposal of Special or Medical Waste

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A home and community support services agency that generates special or medical waste while providing home health services must   1 dispose of the waste in the same manner that the home and community support services agency   2 disposes of special or medical waste generated in the agency's office location.

(b) A home and community support services agency shall provide both verbal and written instructions to the agency's client regarding the proper procedure for disposing of sharps.  Sharps include hypodermic needles;  hypodermic syringes with attached needles;  scalpel blades;  razor blades, disposable razors, and disposable scissors used in medical procedures;  and intravenous stylets and rigid introducers.

1  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 276, § 12, herein reads “shall” in lieu of “must”.
2  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 276, § 12, herein reads “agency” in lieu of “home and community support services agency”.
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