Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 558 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Subchapter C - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ALL HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Division 4 - PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF TREATMENT SERVICES
Section 558.286 - Disposal of Special or Medical Waste
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) An agency must adopt and enforce a written policy for the safe handling and disposal of biohazardous waste and materials, if applicable.
(b) An agency that generates special or medical waste while providing home health services must dispose of the waste according to the requirements in 25 TAC Chapter 1, Subchapter K (relating to Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special Waste from Health Care-Related Facilities). An agency must provide both verbal and written instructions to the agency's clients regarding the proper procedure for disposing of sharps. For purposes of this subsection, sharps include hypodermic needles, hypodermic syringes with attached needles, scalpel blades, razor blades, disposable razors, disposable scissors used in medical procedures, and intravenous stylets and rigid introducers.
