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Chapter 246-140 WAC

Last Update: 2/2/05

BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS IN CHILDREN PLACED IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE

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HTMLPDF246-140-001Purpose.
HTMLPDF246-140-010Definition.
HTMLPDF246-140-020Disclosure of information.


PDF246-140-001

Purpose.

These regulations define the term "bloodborne pathogens" solely for use by the department of social and health services when placing a child in out-of-home care pursuant to RCW 74.13.289.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.289. WSR 05-04-112, § 246-140-001, filed 2/2/05, effective 3/5/05.]



PDF246-140-010

Definition.

The term "bloodborne pathogen" means pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans including: Arboviral infections; babesiosis; brucellosis; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; hepatitis B virus (HBV); hepatitis C virus (HCV); human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); human T-lymphotrophic virus Type I; leptospirosis; malaria; relapsing fever; syphilis; viral hemorrhagic fever.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.289. WSR 05-04-112, § 246-140-010, filed 2/2/05, effective 3/5/05.]



PDF246-140-020

Disclosure of information.

Disclosure of information related to HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases must be in accordance with RCW 70.24.105.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.289. WSR 05-04-112, § 246-140-020, filed 2/2/05, effective 3/5/05.]