SRC-SLL, DBM S.B. 1833 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 1833
By: Jackson
Health Services
8/23/1999
Enrolled


DIGEST 

Currently, the Texas Department of Health regulates the disposal of
biomedical waste in home health and community support service agencies.
S.B. 1833 requires an agency that generates special or medical waste while
providing home health services in a client's place or residence or the
agency's office location to comply with the rules of the Texas Department
of Health relating to the disposition of special medical waste.  

PURPOSE

As enrolled, S.B. 1833 sets forth provisions for disposing of certain waste
created by home health providers. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 142A, Health and Safety Code, by adding Section
142.020, as follows: 

Sec. 142.020.  DISPOSAL OF SPECIAL OR MEDICAL WASTE.  Requires a home and
community support services agency (agency) that generates special or
medical waste while providing home health services to dispose of the waste
in the same manner that the agency disposes special or medical waste
generated in the agency's office location.   Requires an agency to provide
both verbal and written instructions to the agency's client regarding
proper procedure for disposing of sharps.  Sets forth instruments
considered to be sharps. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.