1. (a) The Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, shall adopt regulations to implement the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 29 C.F.R. 1910.1030, as interpreted in the directive issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 5, 1999.
2. (b) The Commissioner shall submit notice regarding any modifications made to, or directives issued interpreting, the federal Bloodborne Pathogen Standard after November 5, 1999 and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, make recommendations for any legislative changes to the House Health Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the General Assembly within 30 days of the issuance of modifications to the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.

Added as Labor and Employment § 5-1001 by Acts 2000, c. 367. Renumbered as Labor and Employment § 5-308.1 and amended by Acts 2001, c. 29, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2026, c. 152, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026.