Protection of others at significant risk of infection
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Department of Civil Service
- Text status
- Westlaw Reviewed Lexical Correction
- Compiled text through
- Jan 31, 2026
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)The department shall implement and enforce a plan for the prevention of circumstances which could result in an employee or individual becoming exposed to blood or body fluids. Such a plan shall include:
(1)training for appropriate persons on the use of protective equipment, preventive practices, and circumstances that constitute significant risk exposure;
(2)appropriate training, counseling and supervision of persons regarding behaviors which pose a risk for HIV transmission at the work site. Contact notification, when appropriate, shall be conducted in accordance with Public Health Law, section 2782(4) and 10 NYCRR 63.7;
(3)use of accepted protective practices to prevent skin and mucous membrane exposure to blood, other body fluids, or other significant risk body substances, as defined in 10 NYCRR 63.9(b);
(4)the use of accepted preventive practices while handling instruments or equipment that may cause puncture injuries; and
(5)the provision, as appropriate, of personal protective equipment which is of appropriate quality and quantity.
(b)The department shall implement and enforce a plan for responding to incidents of exposure at the employee's work site to blood, other body fluids or other significant risk body substances. Such program shall include:
(1)a system for receiving voluntary reports of all exposures thought to represent a circumstance for significant risk;
(2)availability of services for evaluating the circumstances of such a reported exposure and providing appropriate follow-up of anyone who has been exposed, which includes:
(i)medical and epidemiological assessment of an employee or individual who is the source of the exposure, where that source is known, available and agrees to be tested;
(ii)if epidemiologically indicated, HIV counseling and testing of the source as permitted under article 27-F of the Public Health Law. Where the HIV status is not known to anyone who has been exposed, disclosure of the HIV status of a living person can be made only with the express written consent of the source or pursuant to court order; and
(iii)appropriate medical follow-up of employees and individuals who have been exposed; and
(3)assurances for protection of confidentiality for those involved in reported exposures.