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Washington Administrative Code
Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of
Chapter 296-823 - Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens
Section 296-823-16025 - Provide information to the health care professional evaluating the employee

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-823-16025

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Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024
Section 296-823-16025 - Provide information to the health care professional evaluating the employee

You must provide ALL of the following information to the health care professional evaluating an employee after an exposure incident:

(1) A copy of WAC 296-823-160;
(2) A description of the job duties the exposed employee was performing when exposed;
(3) Documentation of the routes of exposure and circumstances under which exposure occurred;
(4) Results of the source person's blood testing, if available;
(5) All medical records that you are responsible to maintain, including vaccination status, relevant to the appropriate treatment of the employee.

Reference:

Requirements for the health care professional's written opinion for hepatitis B vaccinations can be found in WAC 296-823-13010.

Note:

You may meet the requirement to provide a copy of WAC 296-823-160 to the health care professional by giving them thehttp://www.lni.wa.gov/rules/, [File Link Not Available] as long as their office has a computer and access to the labor and industries' web site.

Wash. Admin. Code § 296-823-16025

Amended by WSR 15-23-086, Filed 11/17/2015, effective 12/18/2015

Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 04-12-070, § 296-823-16025, filed 6/1/04, effective 9/1/04; 03-09-110, § 296-823-16025, filed 4/22/03, effective 8/1/03.