Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.302
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.302, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81.302. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Official statutory text
This subchapter applies only to a governmental unit that employs employees who:
(1) provide services in a public or private facility providing health care-related services, including a home health care organization; or
(2) otherwise have a risk of exposure to blood or other material potentially containing bloodborne pathogens in connection with exposure to sharps.
(1) provide services in a public or private facility providing health care-related services, including a home health care organization; or
(2) otherwise have a risk of exposure to blood or other material potentially containing bloodborne pathogens in connection with exposure to sharps.
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