Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 97 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Subchapter F - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES INCLUDING ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)
Section 97.137 - Exposure of Health-Care Personnel to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

(a) Health-care personnel are at risk of exposure to HIV or AIDS if the personnel are in contact with blood or other body fluids (amniotic fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, pleural fluid, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, semen, and vaginal secretions) or any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood through percutaneous inoculation or contact with an open wound, nonintact skin or mucous membrane during the performance of normal job duties.

(b) Health-care personnel are at risk of exposure to HIV or AIDS during a medical procedure if the personnel have their mucous membranes or skin in contact with any body fluid or tissue (other than patient's intact skin) and if the procedure to be performed is an invasive procedure that involves surgical entry into tissues, cavities, or organs or the repair of major traumatic injuries, including angiographic, bronchoscopic, endoscopic, and obstetrical procedures.

(c) Health-care personnel should follow the most current exposure and risk guidance provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(d) Publications related to the prevention of HIV or AIDS are available upon request from: HIV/STD Comprehensive Services Branch, Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756-3199.

(e) Texas Health and Safety Code, §§ 85.201 - 85.203 contain requirements and information for health care personnel regarding infection control standards and related issues under this section. Also, see § 96.202 of this title (relating to Exposure Control Plan).