Senate Bill sb1632
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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 1632
By Senator Hill
1-1156-04 See HB 17
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to prevention and control of
3 communicable diseases; amending s. 381.003,
4 F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to
5 adopt certain standards applicable to all
6 public sector employers; requiring the
7 compilation and maintenance of certain
8 information by the department for use by
9 employers; providing an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 381.003,
14 Florida Statutes, to read:
15 381.003 Communicable disease and AIDS prevention and
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17 (3) The department shall by rule adopt the
18 blood-borne-pathogen standard set forth in subpart Z of 29
19 C.F.R. part 1910, as amended by Pub. L. No. 106-430, which
20 shall apply to all public sector employers. The department
21 shall compile and maintain a list of existing needleless
22 systems and sharps with engineered sharps-injury protection
23 which shall be available to assist employers, including the
24 department and the Department of Corrections, in complying
25 with the applicable requirements of the blood-borne-pathogen
26 standard. The list may be developed from existing sources of
27 information, including, without limitation, the United States
28 Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control
29 and Prevention, the Occupational Safety and Health
30 Administration, and the United States Department of Veterans
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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 1632
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