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Health and Safety Code - HSC

DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500 - 119406]

  ( Division 104 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )
  

PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600 - 118360]

  ( Part 14 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )
  

CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625 - 117780]
  ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. )

  
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.)