Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 239 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN EMBALMING AND FUNERAL DIRECTING › Title 239 CMR 3.00 - Registration Requirements; Standards of Business and Professional Practice › Section 3.12 - Required Precautions Against Bloodborne and Other Pathogens

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) For purposes of
			 239 CMR 3.12, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Blood
. Human blood, human blood
				components, and products made from human blood.
Bloodborne Pathogens
. Pathogenic
				microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans.
				These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and
				human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Contaminated
. The presence or the
				reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious
				materials on an item or surface.
Contaminated Laundry
. Laundry which
				has been soiled with blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Occupational Exposure
. Actual or
				reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact with
				blood or other potentially infectious materials which results or may result
				from the performance of an employee's duties.
Other Potentially Infectious
				Materials
:
(a) the
			 following human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid,
			 synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic
			 fluid, saliva, urine, feces, any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with
			 blood, and all body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to
			 differentiate between body fluids;
(b) any unfixed tissue or organ (other than
			 intact skin) from a human (living or dead); and
(c) HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures,
			 organ cultures, and HIV- or HBV-containing culture medium or other solutions,
			 and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV
			 or HBV.
Personal Protective Equipment
.
				Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against a
				hazard. General work clothes not intended to function as protection against a
				hazard are not considered to be personal protective equipment.
Remove
. The moving of a dead human
				body from a home, hospital, or other place of death to a Licensed Funeral
				Establishment for the purpose of preparing it for burial or cremation.
Ship or Shipment
. To convey a dead
				human body by train, boat, airplane, express or motor freight or other means of
				transportation either within, into or out of Massachusetts after said body has
				been prepared for burial or cremation.
Source Individual
. Any individual,
				living or dead, whose blood or other potentially infectious materials may be a
				source of occupational exposure to the employee. Examples include, but are not
				limited to, hospital or clinic patients, clients in institutions for the
				developmentally disabled, trauma victims, clients of drug and alcohol treatment
				facilities, residents of hospices and nursing homes, human remains, and
				individuals who donate or sell blood or blood components.
Sterilize
. The use of a physical or
				chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant
				bacterial endospores.
Transport
. To convey a dead human body
				in a closed hearse or other appropriately registered vehicle used exclusively
				for the purpose of transporting dead human bodies and/or funeral equipment,
				either within, into or out of Massachusetts for any purpose other than that
				referred to in the definitions of 239 CMR 3.12:
Remove
and
Ship or Shipment
;
Universal Precautions
. An approach to
				infection control in which all human blood and certain human body fluids are to
				be treated as if known to be infectious.