§ 118147. — 118147. (Added by renumbering Section 25070.4 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 16.)

California § 118147.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code HSC: Health and Safety Code - HSC
• Div. 104.: DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
• Part 14.: PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE
• Ch. 7.: CHAPTER 7. Medical Waste Treatment Facility Permits

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a registered medical waste generator, which is a facility specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 117705, may accept home-generated sharps waste, to be consolidated with the facility’s medical waste stream, subject to all of the following conditions:
(a)
The generator of the sharps waste, a member of the generator’s family, or a person authorized by the enforcement agency transports the sharps waste to
the medical waste generator’s facility.
(b)
The sharps waste is accepted at a central location at the medical waste generator’s facility.
(c)
A reference to, and a description of, the actions taken pursuant to this section are included in the facility’s medical waste management plan adopted pursuant to Section 117960.

Legislative History

Added by renumbering Section 25070.4 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1997.