2016 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 19. HEALTH
321. Department of Health
321-11.9 Dental health facilities; health care facilities; use of latex gloves.
[§321-11.9] Dental health facilities; health care facilities; use of latex gloves. [Section effective January 1, 2017.] All personnel working in dental health facilities or health care facilities, including all facilities listed in section 321-11(10), shall be prohibited from using latex gloves for patient care where the patient is unconscious or otherwise physically unable to communicate. Where the patient is conscious and physically able to communicate, latex gloves may be used if the patient affirmatively states that the patient is not allergic to latex. [L 2016, c 180, §2]
Cross References
Emergency medical services; use of latex gloves prohibited, see §321-236.
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