1. A. A health care professional who practices in a private professional office shall:

   1. (1) Ensure that an individual who performs patient care services in the professional's office:

      1. (a) Complies with the principles of universal precautions,
      2. (b) Is permitted to make an emergency exception to the use of universal precautions, at the individual's discretion, in a situation where failure to provide immediate care could result in serious harm to or death of a patient, and
      3. (c) Complies with current professional standards of patient care with regard to disinfection and sterilization of reusable devices used in patient care procedures; and
   2. (2) Except as provided in §C of this regulation, display the version of the notice “We Take Precautions for You” specified in Table B shown in §B of this regulation.

2. B. Table B.

   Type of Health Care Professional	Version
   Acupuncturist	MDH 4472 (1-93)
   Dentist	MDH 4471 (1-93)
   Electrologist	MDH 4474 (1-93)
   Nurse	MDH 4470 (1-93)
   Physician	MDH 4472 (1-93)
   Podiatrist	MDH 4473 (1-93)

3. C. A health care professional not listed in Table B is not required to post the notice “We Take Precautions for You”.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§18-102, 19-319(h), 19-3A-02(9) and (10), 19-705.3; Health Occupations Article, §§1-207, 4-313(d),
4-315, 6-205, 6-312, 6-505, 7-205, 7-316, 8-205, 8-316, 8-506, 14-205, 14-404, 14-415, 14-506, 15-205, 15-314, 16-205, 16-312, and 16-404; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 14, 1994 (21:3 Md. R. 194)

Regulation .02B amended effective October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1529)

Regulation .03C amended effective October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1529)

Regulation .04B amended effective October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1529)