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California Business and Professions Code

§ 681

BPC § 681 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 7.5

Statute text

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(a)Commencing July 1, 2000, every person licensed pursuant to this division who collects human biological specimens for clinical testing or examination, shall secure, or ensure that his or her employees, agents, or contractors secure, those specimens in a locked container when those specimens are placed in a public location outside of the custodial control of the licensee, or his or her employees, agents, or contractors.
(b)Containers used for human biological specimens put into use on or after January 1, 2001, shall be marked “Caution: Biohazardous Material - Please Do Not Touch or Handle,” or words of similar meaning.
(c)This section shall not apply where the biological specimens have been placed in the mail in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 748, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.

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