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<br /> (3)"Pharmaceutical waste"means a pharmaceutical, as defined in Section 117747, including trace
<br /> chemotherapy waste,that is a waste, as defined in Section 25124, For purposes of this part, "pharmaceutical
<br /> waste"does not include a pharmaceutical that meets either of the following criteria:
<br /> (A)The pharmaceutical is being sent out of the state to a reverse distributor,as defined in Section 4040.5 of
<br /> the Business and Professions Code,that is licensed as a wholesaler of dangerous drugs by the California
<br /> State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Section 4161 of the Business and Professions Code.
<br /> (B)The pharmaceutical is being sent by a reverse distributor, as defined in Section 4040.5 of the Business
<br /> and Professions Code, offsite for treatment and disposal in accordance with applicable laws, or to a reverse
<br /> distributor that is licensed as a wholesaler of dangerous drugs by the California State Board of Pharmacy
<br /> pursuant to Section 4160 of the Business and Professions Code and as a permitted transfer station if the
<br /> reverse distributor is located within the state.
<br /> (4)"Sharps waste"means a device that has acute rigid corners,edges,or protuberances capable of cutting or
<br /> piercing, including, but not limited to, hypodermic needles, hypodermic needles with syringes, blades, needles
<br /> with attached tubing, acupuncture needles, root canal files, broken glass items used in health care such as
<br /> Pasteur pipettes and blood vials contaminated with biohazardous waste, and any Item capable of cutting or
<br /> piercing from trauma scene waste.
<br /> (5)"Trace chemotherapeutic waste"means waste that is contaminated through contact with, or having
<br /> previously contained, chemotherapeutic agents,including, but not limited to, gloves, disposable gowns,towels,
<br /> and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing that are empty.A blohazardous waste that meets the'
<br /> conditions of this paragraph is not subject to the hazardous waste requirements of Chapter 6.5 (commencing
<br /> with Section 25100)of Division 20,
<br /> (6)"Trauma scene waste"means waste that is a regulated waste, as defined in Section 5193 of Title @ of the
<br /> California Code of Regulations, and that has been removed, is to be removed, or is in the process of being
<br /> removed,from a trauma scene by a trauma scene waste management practitioner.
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<br /> Medical waste does not include any of the following:
<br /> (a)Waste generated in food processing or biotechnology that does not contain an infectious agent, as defined in
<br /> Section 117675, or an agent capable of causing an infection that is highly communicable,as defined in Section
<br /> 117665,
<br /> (b)Waste generated in biotechnology that does not contain human blood or blood products or animal blood or
<br /> blood products suspected of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be communicable to humans or a
<br /> highly communicable disease.
<br /> (c) Urine,feces, saliva, sputum, nasal secretions, sweat,tears, or vomitus,unless it contains visible or
<br /> recognizable fluid blood, as provided in subparagraph(C)of paragraph (1)of subdivision(b)of Section 117690.
<br /> (d)Waste which Is not biohazardous, such as paper towels, paper products, articles containing nonfluld blood,and
<br /> other medical solid waste products commonly found in the facilities of medical waste generators.
<br /> (e) Hazardous waste, radioactive waste, or household waste, including, but not limited to,home-generated sharps
<br /> waste, as defined in Section 117671.
<br /> (f)Waste generated from normal and legal veterinarian, agricultural, and animal livestock management practices
<br /> on a farm or ranch unless otherwise specified in law.
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