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2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117820.

117820. A medical waste management program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) Issuing medical waste registrations and permits pursuant to the Medical Waste Management Act.
(b) Processing and reviewing the medical waste management plans and inspecting onsite treatment facilities in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 117925) for all small quantity medical waste generators required to be registered.
(c) Conducting an evaluation, inspection, or records review for all facilities or persons issued a large quantity medical waste registration pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 117950) or issued a permit for an onsite medical waste treatment facility pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 118130).
(d) Inspecting medical waste generators in response to complaints or emergency incidents, or as part of an investigation or evaluation of the implementation of the medical waste management plan.
(e) Inspecting medical waste treatment facilities in response to a complaint or as part of an investigation or emergency incident.
(f) Taking enforcement action for the suspension or revocation of medical waste permits issued by the local agency pursuant to this part.
(g) Referring or initiating proceedings for civil or criminal prosecution of violations specified in Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 118335).
(h) Reporting in a manner determined by the department so that the statewide effectiveness of the program can be determined.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 26. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117825.

117825. Each local enforcement agency that elects to implement the medical waste management program may prescribe, by resolution or ordinance, the registration and permit fees necessary to pay its reasonable expenses to administer the program.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117830.

117830. (a)  A local agency electing to implement a medical waste management program is the enforcement agency for the jurisdiction where it is located and so designated by the department.
(b)  In any local jurisdiction where the local agency does not elect to implement a medical waste management program, the department is the enforcement agency.
(c)  Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a district attorney, city attorney, or city prosecutor from bringing any enforcement action for violation of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117835.

117835. The department shall establish and maintain a database of persons registered as small quantity generators and as large quantity generators for whom the department is the enforcement agency under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 117925) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 117950).
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 27. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117840.

117840. It is the intent of the Legislature that the program carried out pursuant to this part be fully supported from the fees received pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117845.

117845. The department shall implement this part so as to maximize the funds that may be received from the federal government.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117855.

117855. If the department finds that a local enforcement agency is not consistently fulfilling its responsibilities, the department shall notify the agency of the particular reasons for finding that the agency is not fulfilling its responsibilities and of the department’s intention to withdraw its designation if, within a time to be specified in that notification, but in no event less than 30 days, the agency does not take the corrective action specified by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117860.

117860. If the department withdraws its designation of a local enforcement agency, the department shall become the enforcement agency within the jurisdiction of the local enforcement agency.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117870.

117870. If the department identifies significant violations of minimum requirements that were not identified and resolved through previous inspections by the local enforcement agency, the department shall do all of the following:
(a)  Conduct a performance review of the agency within 120 days.
(b)  Prepare a written performance report within 60 days of the review.
(c)  Require the submission of a plan of correction by the agency within 90 days of receiving the report.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117875.

117875. The department shall withdraw a local enforcement agency’s designation pursuant to Section 117860 if it determines that the enforcement agency has failed to submit an adequate plan of correction or has failed to implement the plan.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117880.

117880. If the department becomes the enforcement agency, it may charge the fees specified in this part.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117885.

117885. (a) There is in the State Treasury the Medical Waste Management Fund, that shall be administered by the director. Money deposited in the fund shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this part.
(b) In addition to any other funds transferred by the Legislature to the Medical Waste Management Fund, the following shall be deposited in the fund:
(1) Fees, penalties, interest earned, and fines collected by, or on behalf of, the department pursuant to this part.
(2) Funds granted by the federal government for purposes of carrying out this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 28. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117890.

117890. (a) No large quantity generator shall generate medical waste unless the large quantity generator is registered with the enforcement agency pursuant to this part.
(b) Registration pursuant to this part shall also allow the large quantity generator to generate medical waste at temporary events, including, but not limited to, health fairs, vaccination clinics, and veteran stand downs, without further registration or permitting required. The large quantity generator shall notify the local enforcement agency of their intended participation in a temporary event at least 72 hours before the event, unless the sponsor of the temporary event previously notified the local enforcement agency of the event.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 29. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117895.

117895. Registration pursuant to this part shall allow a small quantity generator to generate medical waste at temporary events, including, but not limited to, health fairs, vaccination clinics, and veteran stand downs, without further registration or permitting required. The small quantity generator shall notify the local enforcement agency of their intended participation in a temporary event at least 72 hours before the event, unless the sponsor of the temporary event previously notified the local enforcement agency of the event.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 31. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117900.

117900. No person shall haul medical waste unless the person is one of the following:
(a) A registered hazardous waste hauler pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20.
(b) A mail-back system approved by the United States Postal Service.
(c) A common carrier allowed to haul pharmaceutical waste pursuant to Section 118029 or 118032.
(d) A small quantity generator or a large quantity generator transporting limited quantities of medical waste with an exemption granted pursuant to either Section 117946 or Section 117976, respectively.
(e) A registered trauma scene waste practitioner hauling trauma scene waste pursuant to Section 118321.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 32. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117903.

117903. No person shall treat medical waste unless the person is permitted by the enforcement agency as required by this part or unless the treatment is performed by a medical waste generator and is a treatment method approved pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215).
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 33. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117904.

117904. (a) In addition to the consolidation points authorized pursuant to Section 118147, the enforcement agency may approve a location as a point of consolidation for the collection of home-generated sharps waste, which, after collection, shall be transported and treated as medical waste.
(b) A consolidation location approved pursuant to this section shall be known as a “home-generated sharps consolidation point.”
(c) A home-generated sharps consolidation point is not subject to the requirements of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275), to the permit or registration requirements of this part, or to any permit or registration fees, with regard to the activity of consolidating home-generated sharps waste pursuant to this section.
(d) A home-generated sharps consolidation point shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(1) All sharps waste shall be placed in sharps containers.
(2) Sharps containers ready for disposal shall not be held for more than seven days without the written approval of the enforcement agency.
(e) An operator of a home-generated sharps consolidation point approved pursuant to this section shall not be considered the generator of that waste, but shall be listed on the tracking documents in compliance with the United States Postal Service requirements for waste shipped through mail back and on the tracking documents as required by the department.
(f) The medical waste treatment facility which treats the sharps waste subject to this section shall maintain the tracking document required by Sections 118040 and 118165 with regard to that sharps waste.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 352, Sec. 2. (SB 225) Effective September 28, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117908.

117908. The accumulated medical waste of more than one medical waste generator shall not be stored in a common storage facility unless that facility is registered with the enforcement agency.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties › Section 117910.

117910. The department shall provide ongoing technical assistance and guidance to local enforcement agencies to assist them in their decisionmaking processes. This assistance shall include, but is not limited to, providing all of the following:
(a)  Technical studies and reports.
(b)  Copies of innovative facility operation plans.
(c)  Investigative findings and analysis of new waste management practices and procedures.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117915.

117915. Containment and storage of medical waste shall be in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117918.

117918. Medical waste shall be treated using treatment technologies in accordance with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215).
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 35. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117920.

117920. The fee schedule specified in Section 117923 shall be for the issuance of medical waste registrations and for conducting inspections pursuant to this chapter when the department serves as the enforcement agency for small quantity generators. This fee schedule shall be adjusted annually in accordance with Section 100425, or as provided in the regulations adopted by the department, not to exceed the reasonable regulatory costs of the department. Local enforcement agencies shall set fees that shall be sufficient to cover their costs in implementing this part with regard to small quantity generators required to be registered pursuant to Section 117925.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 36. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117923.

117923. (a)  The registration and inspection fee for small quantity generators using onsite treatment, including an autoclave, incinerator, or microwave technology, to treat medical waste is one hundred dollars ($100), that shall be paid once every two years.
(b)  The annual permit fee for a common storage facility permitted pursuant to Section 117928 is the amount specified in the following schedule:
(1)  For storage facilities serving 10 or fewer generators, the permit fee is one hundred dollars ($100).
(2)  For storage facilities serving 11 or more generators, but not more than 50 generators, the permit fee is two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(3)  For storage facilities serving more than 50 generators, the permit fee is five hundred dollars ($500).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117924.

117924. (a) When the department is the enforcement agency, the department shall impose and cause the collection of an annual medical waste generator fee in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) on small quantity generators of medical waste, except for those small quantity generators that are required to register pursuant to Section 117925 and those generators generating only pharmaceutical waste as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 117690. Nothing in this part shall prevent the department from contracting with entities other than the department for these fee collection activities or from entering into agreements with medical waste transporters for the collection of these fees, if the department determines that such a fee collection arrangement would be cost effective.
(b) If the department determines to enter into a contract with a medical waste transporter for the collection of the fees, the department shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish that not more than 7.5 percent of the fees collected may be recovered by the medical waste transporter as administrative costs for the collection of those fees.
(2) Establish that the administrative costs for the collection of the fees shall be the same for all medical waste transporters.
(3) Prohibit any medical waste transporter from waiving the generator fee without the written approval of the department and only if the medical waste generator has made a written request for the waiver.
(4) Require the medical waste transporter to report the fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) to the department.
(5) Prohibit the medical waste transporter from assuming the role of the department as an enforcement agent for purposes of collecting the medical waste generator fees.
(6) Require medical waste transporters to include the following language in at least 12-point type on their invoices to medical waste generators:
“Pursuant to Section 117924 of the California Health and Safety Code, the State Department of Public Health has contracted with us to collect your annual medical waste generator fee. The department may offset our costs of collection and administration in an amount that may not exceed 7.5 percent of the fee collected. We may not waive the fee without written approval of the department, and only if you have made a written request for the waiver.”
(7) Ensure that generators subject to this section are required to pay the fee only once per year.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 37. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117925.

117925. (a)  Each small quantity generator using onsite steam sterilization, incineration, or microwave technology to treat medical waste shall register with the enforcement agency. Small quantity generators owning or operating a medical waste treatment facility shall also apply for a permit for that treatment facility pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 118130).
(b)  Small quantity generators using onsite treatment, as specified in subdivision (a), that operate as a business in the same building, or that are associated with a group practice in the same building, may register as one generator.
(c)  Small quantity generators using onsite treatment, as specified in subdivision (a), as specified in subdivision (b), operating in different buildings on the same or adjacent property, or as approved by the enforcement agency, may register as one generator.
(d)  “Adjacent,” for purposes of subdivision (c), means real property within 400 yards from the property boundary of the primary registration site.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117928.

117928. (a)  Any common storage facility for the collection of medical waste produced by small quantity generators operating independently, but sharing common storage facilities, shall have a permit issued by the enforcement agency prior to the commencement of storage of medical waste in the common storage facility.
(b)  A permit for any common storage facility specified in subdivision (a) may be obtained by any one of the following:
(1)  A provider of health care as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code.
(2)  The registered hazardous waste transporter.
(3)  The property owner.
(4)  The property management firm responsible for providing tenant services to the medical waste generators.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 38. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117930.

117930. Small quantity generators that treat waste onsite, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 117925, shall register with the enforcement agency prior to the commencement of treatment.
(Added by renumbering Section 25041 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 536, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117935.

117935. A small quantity generator required to register with the enforcement agency pursuant to Section 117930 shall file with the enforcement agency a medical waste management plan on forms prescribed by the enforcement agency, if provided. The plans shall contain, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The name of the person.
(b) The business address of the person.
(c) The type of business.
(d) The types, and the estimated average monthly quantity, of medical waste generated.
(e) The type of treatment used onsite.
(f) The name and business address of the registered hazardous waste hauler used by the generator for backup treatment and disposal, for waste when the onsite treatment method is not appropriate due to the hazardous or radioactive characteristics of the waste.
(g) The name of the registered hazardous waste hauler used by the generator to have untreated medical waste removed for treatment and disposal, if applicable.
(h) The name of the common carrier used by the generator to transport pharmaceutical waste offsite for treatment and disposal pursuant to Section 118032, if applicable.
(i) If applicable, the steps taken to categorize the pharmaceutical wastes generated at the facility to ensure that the wastes are properly disposed of as follows:
(1) Pharmaceutical wastes classified by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as “controlled substances” are disposed of in compliance with DEA requirements.
(2) The name and business address of the registered hazardous waste hauler used by the generator to have wastes that are not regulated pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and nonradioactive pharmaceutical wastes regulated as medical waste safely removed for treatment in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 118222 as waste requiring specific methods.
(j) A closure plan for the termination of treatment at the facility using, at a minimum, one of the methods of decontamination specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 118295, thereby rendering the property to an acceptable sanitary condition following the completion of treatment services at the site.
(k) A statement certifying that the information provided is complete and accurate.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 40. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117938.

117938. (a) Small quantity generators using onsite steam sterilization, incineration, or microwave technology to treat medical waste are subject to biennial inspection of that onsite treatment facility by the enforcement agency and may be subject to the permitting requirements for onsite medical waste treatment facilities as determined by the enforcement agency.
(b) (1) The operators of the treatment equipment specified in subdivision (a) shall be required to receive training in the operation of the treatment equipment, proper protective equipment to wear, if any, how to clean up spills, and other information required to operate the treatment equipment in a safe and effective manner.
(2) Annual training for the operators shall be provided after the initial training has been completed.
(3) The training shall be documented for each treatment operator and retained on file at the generator facility for a minimum of two years. Training shall comply with applicable federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, including those found in Section 1910 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 41. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117940.

117940. (a) Each enforcement agency shall follow procedures consistent with this chapter in registering medical waste generators.
(b) Each medical waste generator registration for small quantity generators issued by the enforcement agency shall be valid for two years.
(c) An application for renewal of the registration for small quantity generators shall be filed with the enforcement agency on or before the expiration date.
(d) Generators shall submit an updated application form when any of the information specified in their medical waste management plan, created pursuant to Section 117935, changes. The updated application form shall be submitted within 30 days of the change.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 42. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117943.

117943. (a) A medical waste generator required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain for a minimum of three years individual treatment operating records, and if applicable, the tracking document for all untreated medical waste shipped offsite for treatment, and shall report or submit to the enforcement agency, upon request, all of the following:
(1) Treatment operating records. Operating records shall be maintained in written or electronic form.
(2) An emergency action plan complying with regulations adopted by the department.
(3) Tracking documents or electronically archived tracking documents maintained by the facility and medical waste hauler of all untreated medical waste shipped offsite for treatment.
(b) Documentation shall be made available to the enforcement agency onsite.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 352, Sec. 3. (SB 225) Effective September 28, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117945.

117945. (a) A small quantity generator who is not required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain on file in its office all of the following:
(1) An information document stating how the generator contains, stores, treats, and disposes of any medical waste generated through any act or process of the generator.
(2) Records required by the United States Postal Service of any medical waste shipped offsite for treatment and disposal. The small quantity generator shall maintain, or have available electronically at the facility or from the medical waste hauler or common carrier, these records, for not less than three years.
(b) Documentation shall be made available to the enforcement agency onsite.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 197. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 4 - Small Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117946.

117946. (a) A small quantity medical waste generator or parent organization that employs health care professionals who generate medical waste may transport medical waste generated in limited quantities up to 35.2 pounds to the central location of accumulation, provided that all of the following are met:
(1) The principal business of the generator is not to transport or treat regulated medical waste.
(2) The generator shall adhere to the conditions and requirements set forth in the materials of trade exception, as specified in Section 173.6 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) A person transporting medical waste pursuant to this section shall provide a form or log to the receiving facility, and the receiving facility shall maintain the form or log for a period of two years, containing all of the following information:
(A) The name of the person transporting the medical waste.
(B) The number of containers of medical waste transported.
(C) The date the medical waste was transported.
(b) A generator transporting medical waste pursuant to this section shall not be regulated as a hazardous waste hauler pursuant to Section 117660.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 45. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117950.

117950. (a) Each large quantity generator, except as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), shall register with the enforcement agency prior to commencement of the generation of medical waste.
(b) Large quantity generators operating as a business in the same building, or that are associated with a group practice in the same building, may register as one generator.
(c) Large quantity generators as specified in subdivision (a), operating in different buildings on the same or adjacent property, or as approved by the enforcement agency, may register as one generator.
(d) “Adjacent,” for purposes of subdivision (c), means real property within 400 yards from the property boundary of the primary registration site. All federal transportation requirements specified in Section 173.6 of Part 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall apply for purposes of transporting medical waste from adjacent properties.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 46. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117960.

117960. A large quantity generator required to register with the enforcement agency shall file with the enforcement agency a medical waste management plan, on forms prescribed by the enforcement agency, if provided. The plans shall contain, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The name of the person.
(b) The business address of the person.
(c) The type of business.
(d) The types, and the estimated average monthly quantity, of medical waste generated.
(e) The type of treatment used onsite, if applicable. For generators with onsite medical waste treatment facilities, the treatment capacity of the onsite treatment facility.
(f) The name and business address of the registered hazardous waste hauler used by the generator to have untreated medical waste removed for treatment, if applicable, and, if applicable, the name and business address of the common carrier transporting pharmaceutical waste pursuant to Section 118032.
(g) The name and business address of the offsite medical waste treatment facility to which the medical waste is being hauled, if applicable.
(h) An emergency action plan complying with regulations adopted by the department.
(i) If applicable, the steps taken to categorize the pharmaceutical wastes generated at the facility to ensure that the wastes are properly disposed of as follows:
(1) Pharmaceutical wastes classified by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as “controlled substances” are disposed of in compliance with DEA requirements.
(2) The name and business address of the hazardous waste hauler used by the generator to have wastes that are not regulated pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and nonradioactive pharmaceutical wastes regulated as medical wastes safely removed for treatment in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 118222, as waste requiring specific methods.
(j) A closure plan for the termination of treatment at the facility using, at a minimum, one of the methods of decontamination specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 118295, thereby rendering the property to an acceptable sanitary condition following the completion of treatment services at the site.
(k) A statement certifying that the information provided is complete and accurate.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 48. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117965.

117965. Large quantity generators shall be subject to at least annual inspection by the enforcement agency.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117967.

117967. (a) Large quantity generators that treat medical waste onsite using steam sterilization, incineration, microwave technology, or other department approved treatment technology to treat medical waste shall train the operators of the equipment in its use, proper protective equipment to wear, if necessary, and how to clean up spills to ensure that the equipment is being operated in a safe and effective manner.
(b) Annual training for the operators shall be provided after the initial training has been completed.
(c) The training shall be documented and the documentation shall be retained at the facility for a minimum of two years. Training shall comply with applicable federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, including those found in Section 1910 of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 49. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117970.

117970. (a) Each enforcement agency shall follow procedures consistent with this chapter in registering medical waste generators.
(b) Each medical waste registration issued by the enforcement agency for large quantity generators shall be valid for one year.
(c) An application for renewal of the registration shall be filed with the enforcement agency not less than 90 days prior to the expiration date. Failure to meet this requirement shall result in an assessment of a late fee.
(d) Generators shall update their medical waste management plan, established pursuant to Section 117960, when any of the information in the plan changes and shall have the plan on file for review during an inspection or upon request. The updated plan shall be submitted within 30 days of the change.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 50. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117971.

117971. In addition to the fees collected pursuant to Section 117995, the department, in the implementation of this part, shall recover its actual costs for services related to large quantity medical waste generator followup inspections and enforcement activities necessary to ensure compliance with this part. In no event shall the department charge more than the actual costs incurred by the department.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 74, Sec. 38. Effective July 12, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117975.

117975. (a) A large quantity medical waste generator required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain for a minimum of two years individual treatment records and the tracking document for all untreated medical waste shipped offsite for treatment. The generator shall report or submit to the enforcement agency, upon request, all of the following:
(1) Treatment operating records. Operating records shall be maintained in written or electronic form.
(2) An emergency action plan in accordance with regulations adopted by the department.
(3) Tracking documents or electronically archived tracking documents maintained by the facility or medical waste hauler of all untreated medical wastes shipped offsite for treatment.
(b) Documentation shall be made available to the enforcement agency onsite as soon as feasible, but no more than two business days following the request.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 352, Sec. 5. (SB 225) Effective September 28, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117976.

117976. (a) A large quantity medical waste generator or parent organization that employs health care professionals who generate medical waste may transport medical waste generated in limited quantities up to 35.2 pounds to the central location of accumulation, provided that all of the following are met:
(1) The principal business of the generator is not to transport or treat regulated medical waste.
(2) The generator shall adhere to the conditions and requirements set forth in the materials of trade exception, as specified in Section 173.6 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) A person transporting medical waste pursuant to this section shall provide a form or log to the receiving facility, and the receiving facility shall maintain the form or log for a period of two years, containing all of the following information:
(A) The name of the person transporting the medical waste.
(B) The number of containers of medical waste transported.
(C) The date the medical waste was transported.
(b) A generator transporting medical waste pursuant to this section shall not be regulated as a hazardous waste hauler pursuant to Section 117660.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 53. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117980.

117980. Containment and storage of medical waste shall be in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 118275).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117985.

117985. Medical waste shall be treated using treatment technologies approved in accordance with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215).
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 54. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 14 - MEDICAL WASTE › CHAPTER 5 - Large Quantity Generator Requirements › Section 117990.

117990. The fee schedule specified in Section 117995 shall be for the issuance of medical waste registrations and onsite medical waste treatment facility permits when the department serves as the enforcement agency for large quantity generators. This fee schedule shall be adjusted annually in accordance with Section 100425, or as provided in the regulations adopted by the department, not to exceed the reasonable regulatory costs of the department. Local enforcement agencies shall set fees that shall be sufficient to cover their costs in implementing this part with regard to large quantity generators.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 55. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)