HOUSE BILL No. 4077


     January 31, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Wojno, Hansen, Gieleghem, Mans, Spade and Rich Brown and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 20195a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 20195A.  (1) A HEALTH FACILITY OR AGENCY IN WHICH INVA-

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      SIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED OR IN WHICH THE EMPLOYEES

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      HAVE OTHER OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY

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      INFECTIOUS MATERIAL SHALL COMPLY WITH THE LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS

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      OF R 325.70011 OF THE MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.  A HEALTH

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      FACILITY OR AGENCY DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT ALLOW

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      OR REQUIRE AN EMPLOYEE WHO PARTICIPATES IN INVASIVE SURGICAL PRO-

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      CEDURES OR HAS EXPOSURE TO BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS

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      MATERIAL TO TAKE HIS OR HER WORK CLOTHES HOME FOR LAUNDERING.






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           (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS

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      MATERIAL" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN R 325.70002 OF THE

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      MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.


















































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