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SB-419 Solid waste: home-generated sharps.(2011-2012)

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Corrected  September 07, 2012
Enrolled  September 05, 2012
Passed  IN  Senate  April 25, 2011
Passed  IN  Assembly  August 30, 2012

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2011–2012 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 419

Introduced  by  Senator Simitian

February 16, 2011

An act to amend Sections 47115 and 47116 of the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 419, Simitian. Solid waste: home-generated sharps.
Existing law requires a pharmaceutical manufacturer selling or distributing medication that is intended to be self-injected at home to submit, on an annual basis, to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery a plan supporting the safe collection and proper disposal of specified waste devices. The manufacturer is required to post and maintain a copy of the plan on its Internet Web site.
This bill would require the above plan to be submitted in an electronic format as prescribed by the department. The bill would require the manufacturer to post and maintain a copy of the plan in a readily accessible location on its Internet Web site.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 47115 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

47115.
 A pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in California that is usually intended to be self-injected at home through the use of a hypodermic needle, pen needle, intravenous needle, or any other similar device, shall, on or before July 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, submit to the department, a plan that describes how the manufacturer supports the safe collection and proper disposal of the waste devices. The plan shall be submitted in an electronic format as prescribed by the department.

SEC. 2.

 Section 47116 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:

47116.
 (a) The manufacturer shall post and maintain a copy of the plans required pursuant to Section 47115 in a readily accessible location on its Internet Web site.
(b) The department shall post and maintain copies of the plans submitted by the manufacturers pursuant to Section 47115 on its Internet Web site.