Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXXIII - Dental Health Profession
Chapter 12 - Transmission Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Section XXXIII-1203 - Standard Precautions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXXIII-1203

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. All dental health care providers shall strictly observe recognized standard precautions as currently recommended by the Federal Centers for Disease Control to minimize the risk of transmission of HBV, HCV or HIV or other blood borne pathogens during any patient encounter with a patient's bodily fluids.

B. In the event that the Federal Centers for Disease Control issue a new version of their recommendations for standard precautions, the board will take into consideration the nature of the changes to those recommendations and establish a reasonable period of time in which dental health care providers must comply with any new or altered recommendations.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:760(8) and R.S. 37:1747.

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