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CA Health & Safety Code § 117660 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117660.

117660.  “Hazardous waste hauler” means a person registered as a hazardous waste hauler pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 25160) and Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 25167.1) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 and Chapter 30 (commencing with Section 66001) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117662 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117662.

117662.  “Health care professional” means any person licensed or certified pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code; any person licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act, as set forth in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 3600) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or pursuant to the Chiropractic Initiative Act, as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1000) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code; and any person certified pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797).(Added by renumbering Section 25021.9 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117665.

117665.  “Highly communicable diseases” means diseases, such as those caused by organisms classified by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as risk group 3 organisms or higher.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 8. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117670.

117670.  “Household waste” means any material, including garbage, trash, and sanitary wastes in septic tanks and medical waste, that is derived from households, farms, or ranches. Household waste does not include trauma scene waste.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117671 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117671.

117671.  “Home-generated sharps waste” means hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for the delivery of medications derived from a household, including a multifamily residence or household.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 64, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117672.

117672.  “Industrial hygienist” means a person who has met the educational requirements of an industrial hygiene certification organization, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 20700 of the Business and Professions Code, and who has had at least one year in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 20700 of the Business and Professions Code.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117675.

117675.  “Infectious agent” means a type of microorganism, bacteria, mold, parasite, or virus, including, but not limited to, organisms managed as Biosafety Level II, III, or IV by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that normally causes, or significantly contributes to the cause of, increased morbidity or mortality of human beings.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 166, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117680.

117680.  “Large quantity generator” means a medical waste generator, other than a trauma scene waste management practitioner, that generates 200 or more pounds of medical waste in any month of a 12-month period.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117685 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117685.

117685.  “Local agency” means the local health department, as defined in Section 101185, or the local comprehensive environmental agency established in accordance with Section 101275, of a county that has elected to adopt a local ordinance to administer and enforce this part, pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 117800).(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117695 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117695.

117695.  Medical waste that has been treated in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Waste Management Act, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215), and that is not otherwise hazardous, shall thereafter be considered solid waste as defined in Section 40191 of the Public Resources Code and not medical waste.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 11. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117700.

117700.  Medical waste does not include any of the following:(a) Waste generated in food processing or biotechnology that does not contain an infectious agent, as defined in Section 117675, or an agent capable of causing an infection that is highly communicable, as defined in Section 117665.(b) Waste generated in biotechnology that does not contain human blood or blood products or animal blood or blood products suspected of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be communicable to humans or a highly communicable disease.(c) Urine, feces, saliva, sputum, nasal secretions, sweat, tears, or vomitus, unless it contains visible or recognizable fluid blood, as provided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 117690.(d) Waste which is not biohazardous, such as paper towels, paper products, articles containing nonfluid blood, and other medical solid waste products commonly found in the facilities of medical waste generators.(e) Hazardous waste, radioactive waste, or household waste, including, but not limited to, home-generated sharps waste, as defined in Section 117671.(f) Waste generated from normal and legal veterinarian, agricultural, and animal livestock management practices on a farm or ranch unless otherwise specified in law.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 12. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117705.

117705.  “Medical waste generator” means any person whose act or process produces medical waste and includes, but is not limited to, a provider of health care, as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code. All of the following are examples of businesses that generate medical waste:(a)  Medical and dental offices, clinics, hospitals, surgery centers, laboratories, research laboratories, unlicensed health facilities, those facilities required to be licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200), chronic dialysis clinics, as regulated pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200), and education and research facilities.(b)  Veterinary offices, veterinary clinics, and veterinary hospitals.(c)  Pet shops.(d)  Trauma scene waste management practitioners.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 444, Sec. 12. (SB 138) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117710.

117710.  “Medical waste management plan” means a document that is completed by generators of medical waste that describes how the medical waste generated at their facility shall be segregated, handled, stored, packaged, treated, or shipped for treatment, as applicable, pursuant to Section 117935 for small quantity generators and Section 117960 for large quantity generators, on forms prepared by the enforcement agency, if those forms are provided by the enforcement agency.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 13. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117715.

117715.  “Medical waste permit” means a permit issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste treatment facility.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117720.

117720.  “Medical waste registration” means a registration issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste generator.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117725.

117725.  (a) “Medical waste treatment facility” means all land and structures, and other appurtenances or improvements on the land under the control of the treatment facility, used for treating medical waste offsite from a medical waste generator, including all associated handling and storage of medical waste as permitted by the department.(b) For purposes of this section, land is under the control of the treatment facility if it is owned, rented, or controlled by contractual agreement.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 14. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117730.

117730.  “Mixed waste” means mixtures of medical and nonmedical waste. Mixed waste is medical waste, except for all of the following:(a)  Medical waste and hazardous waste is hazardous waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to hazardous waste. (b)  Medical waste and radioactive waste is radioactive waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to radioactive waste. (c)  Medical waste, hazardous waste, and radioactive waste is radioactive mixed waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to hazardous waste and radioactive waste. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117735 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117735.

117735.  “Offsite” means any location that is not onsite.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117740.

117740.  (a)  “Onsite” means a medical waste treatment facility, or common storage facility on the same or adjacent property as the generator of the medical waste being treated. (b)  “Adjacent,” for purposes of subdivision (a), means real property within 400 yards from the property boundary of the existing medical waste treatment facility. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117742 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117742.

117742.  “Parent organization” means an organization that employs or contracts with health care professionals who provide health care services at a location other than at a health care facility specified in subdivision (a) of Section 117705.(Added by renumbering Section 25025.9 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117745 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117745.

117745.  “Person” means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, business concern, partnership, association, limited liability company, and corporation, including, but not limited to, a government corporation. “Person” also includes any city, county, district, commission, the state or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof, the Regents of the University of California, any interstate body, and the federal government or any department or agency thereof to the extent permitted by law.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117747 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117747.

117747.  (a) “Pharmaceutical” means a prescription or over-the-counter human or veterinary drug, including, but not limited to, a drug as defined in Section 109925 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, (21 U.S.C.A. Sec. 321(g)(1)).(b) For purposes of this part, “pharmaceutical” does not include any pharmaceutical that is regulated pursuant to either of the following:(1) The federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 6901 et seq.). This waste stream shall be handled as a hazardous waste under the authority of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20.(2) The Radiation Control Law (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9).(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 15. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117750.

117750.  (a) “Sharps container” means a rigid puncture-resistant container used in patient care or research activities meeting the standards of, and receiving approval from, the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device used for the collection of discarded medical needles or other sharps.(b) Sharps containers, including those used to containerize trace chemotherapeutic wastes, shall not be lined with a plastic bag or inner liner.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 18. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117760 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117760.

117760.  “Small quantity generator” means a medical waste generator, other than a trauma scene waste management practitioner, that generates less than 200 pounds per month of medical waste.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117765 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117765.

117765.  “Storage” means the holding of medical wastes, in compliance with the Medical Waste Management Act, including Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275), at a designated accumulation area, offsite point of consolidation, transfer station, other registered facility, or in a vehicle detached from its means of locomotion.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 20. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117770 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117770.

117770.  “Tracking document” means the medical waste tracking document specified in Section 118040.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117771 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117771.

117771.  “Shipping document” means the medical waste shipping document required by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 172.200 et seq. of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations or the document required by the United States Postal Service pursuant to Domestic Mail Manual 601.10.17.5 (Mailability: Hazardous Materials: Sharps and Other Mailable Regulated Medical Waste).(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 21. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117775 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117775.

117775.  (a) “Transfer station” means an offsite location permitted by the department where medical waste is loaded, unloaded, stored, or consolidated by a registered hazardous waste hauler during the normal course of transportation of the medical waste.(b) “Transfer station” does not include any onsite facility, including, but not limited to, common storage facilities, facilities of medical waste generators employed for the purpose of consolidation, or onsite treatment facilities.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 22. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117776 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117776.

117776.  (a)  “Trauma scene” means a location soiled by, or contaminated with, human blood, human body fluids, or other residues from the scene of a serious human injury, illness, or death. (b)  For purposes of this section, a location may include, but is not limited to, a physical structure that is not fixed geographically, such as mobile homes, trailers, or vehicles. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117778 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117778.

117778.  “Trauma scene waste management practitioner” means a person who undertakes as a commercial activity the removal of human blood, human body fluids, and other associated residues from the scene of a serious human injury, illness, or death, and who is registered with the department pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 118321).(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 732, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117780 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 117780.

117780.  “Treatment” means any method, technique, or process designed to change or destroy the biological character or composition of any medical waste so as to eliminate its potential for causing disease or creating public or environmental harm, as specified in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215).(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 24. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 117800.

117800.  A local agency may implement a medical waste management program by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by the local governing body, in accordance with this part.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117805 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 117805.

117805.  A local agency that elects to implement a medical waste management program shall notify the department of its intent to do so.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 25. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117810 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 117810.

117810.  (a)  If a local agency does not elect to implement a medical waste management program, the local agency may elect to contract with another local agency to implement a medical waste management program or to implement it at a later date. This election shall be made by the local governing body, that shall take effect 90 days after a notice of election is filed with the department.(b)  A local agency that elects to implement a medical waste management program shall continue to implement that program until the local governing body terminates the election by resolution or ordinance or the department revokes the authority of the local agency to administer a medical waste management program. The local agency shall file the notice of termination with the department at least 180 days prior to the termination date. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 117815 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH|PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 117815.

117815.  Any local agency that has elected to implement a medical waste management program shall maintain a program that is consistent with Section 117820 and the regulations adopted pursuant to that section. With the approval of the department, the local agency may administer or enforce this part with respect to any person.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)