Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.306
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§ 81.306. SHARPS INJURY LOG.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require that information concerning exposure incidents be recorded in a written or electronic sharps injury log to be maintained by a governmental unit. This information must be reported to the department and must include:
(1) the date and time of the exposure incident;
(2) the type and brand of sharp involved in the exposure incident; and
(3) a description of the exposure incident, including:
(A) the job classification or title of the exposed employee;
(B) the department or work area where the exposure incident occurred;
(C) the procedure that the exposed employee was performing at the time of the incident;
(D) how the incident occurred;
(E) the employee's body part that was involved in the exposure incident; and
(F) whether the sharp had engineered sharps injury protection and, if so, whether the protective mechanism was activated and whether the injury occurred before, during, or after the activation of the protective mechanism.
(b) Information regarding which recommendations under Section 81.305(a) were adopted by the governmental entity shall be included in the log.
(c) All information and materials obtained or compiled by the department in connection with a report under this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release by the department. The department shall make available, in aggregate form, the information described in Section 81.305(b) and this section, provided that the name and other information identifying the facility is deleted and the information is provided according to public health regions established by the executive commissioner.
(1) the date and time of the exposure incident;
(2) the type and brand of sharp involved in the exposure incident; and
(3) a description of the exposure incident, including:
(A) the job classification or title of the exposed employee;
(B) the department or work area where the exposure incident occurred;
(C) the procedure that the exposed employee was performing at the time of the incident;
(D) how the incident occurred;
(E) the employee's body part that was involved in the exposure incident; and
(F) whether the sharp had engineered sharps injury protection and, if so, whether the protective mechanism was activated and whether the injury occurred before, during, or after the activation of the protective mechanism.
(b) Information regarding which recommendations under Section 81.305(a) were adopted by the governmental entity shall be included in the log.
(c) All information and materials obtained or compiled by the department in connection with a report under this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release by the department. The department shall make available, in aggregate form, the information described in Section 81.305(b) and this section, provided that the name and other information identifying the facility is deleted and the information is provided according to public health regions established by the executive commissioner.
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