10A N.C. Admin. Code 27H.0307

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 27H .0307 - PROTECTIONS DURING PREGNANCY

(a) Non-immune direct care employees or non-immune residents who are known to be pregnant shall be informed of the risk to the fetus of being exposed to a hepatitis B carrier.

(b) Residents and employees shall be provided information regarding the risk during pregnancy including, but not limited to, the following information:

(1) Risk of transmission of hepatitis B to the fetus appears to be most likely in the last three months of pregnancy.

(2) Infants born to mothers who have acute hepatitis B during the last three months of pregnancy or who are hepatitis B carriers at the time of delivery may become infected before birth (while in the uterus) or at the time of birth.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 27H .0307

Authority G.S. 143B-147;
Eff. November 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.

Authority G.S. 143B-147;
Eff. November 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1990.