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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER R - HEALTH PRACTICES
SECTION/RULE §746.3415 - When must employees wash their hands?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

Employees must wash their hands:(1) Before eating or handling food or medication;(2) Before feeding a child;(3) After arriving at the child-care center;(4) After diapering a child;(5) After assisting a child with toileting;(6) After personal toileting;(7) After handling or cleaning bodily fluids, such as after wiping noses, mouths, or bottoms, and tending sores;(8) After handling or feeding animals;(9) After outdoor activities;(10) After handling raw food products;(11) After eating, drinking, or smoking;(12) After using any cleaners or toxic chemicals; and(13) After removing gloves.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.3415 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.

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