Texas Statutes
§ 142.020 — DISPOSAL OF SPECIAL OR MEDICAL WASTE.
Texas § 142.020
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Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 142.020 (2026).
Text
Sec. 142.020. DISPOSAL OF SPECIAL OR MEDICAL WASTE.
(a)A home and community support services agency that generates special or medical waste while providing home health services must dispose of the waste in the same manner that the home and community support services agency disposes of special or medical waste generated in the agency's office location.
(b)A home and community support services agency shall provide both verbal and written instructions to the agency's client regarding the proper procedure for disposing of sharps. Sharps include hypodermic needles; hypodermic syringes with attached needles; scalpel blades; razor blades, disposable razors, and disposable scissors used in medical procedures; and intravenous stylets and rigid introducers.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 276, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1317, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 142.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 142.0011
SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION.§ 142.0012
CONTROLLING PERSON.§ 142.002
LICENSE REQUIRED.§ 142.0025
TEMPORARY LICENSE.§ 142.004
LICENSE APPLICATION.§ 142.005
COMPLIANCE RECORD IN OTHER STATES.§ 142.006
LICENSE ISSUANCE; TERM.§ 142.00605
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES PROVIDED WITHOUT LICENSE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.§ 142.0061
POSSESSION OF STERILE WATER OR SALINE.§ 142.0063
POSSESSION OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS DRUGS.§ 142.0065
DISPLAY OF LICENSE.§ 142.007
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Bluebook (online)
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