California Health and Safety Code

§ 117705

HSC § 117705 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 104 · Part 14 · Ch. 2

Statute text

“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.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 444, Sec. 12. (SB 138) Effective January 1, 2014.