26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.3505 - What must I do to prevent the spread of germs when diapering children?
(a) You must wash
your hands as specified in §
746.3419 of this title (relating
to How must children and employees wash their hands?).
(b) You must wash the infant's hands or see
that the child's hands are washed after each diaper change as specified in
§
746.3421 of this title (relating
to How must I wash an infant's hands?).
(c) If you use disposable gloves, you must
discard them after each diaper change and wash your hands with soap and running
water.
(d) Caregivers with open
wounds and/or any injury that inhibits hand washing, such as casts, bandages,
or braces, must not change diapers.
(e) You must sanitize the diaper-changing
surface after each use. However, if you are changing diapers on a number of
children consecutively, you may cover the surface with a non-absorbent paper
liner that is disposed of between each diaper change.
(f) You must cover containers used for soiled
diapers or keep them in a sanitary manner, such as placing soiled diapers in
individual sealed bags.
(g) You
must place soiled clothing in a sealed plastic bag to be sent home with the
child.
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