Section 117705.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 117705.
in effect“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.
(c)
Pet shops.
(d)
Trauma scene waste management practitioners.
References
referencesCal. Civil Code - CIV § 56.05.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 1200.
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