Section 117705 - "Medical waste generator" defined"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.(d) Trauma scene waste management practitioners.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 117705
Amended by Stats 2013 ch 444 (SB 138),s 12, eff. 1/1/2014.