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M <br />California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation <br />DEUEL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION <br />April 2008 <br />No. 157 - OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE- Medical Waste Management Plan <br />II. Purpose and Obiectives <br />To provide for the collection, storage and disposal of medical and pharmaceutical waste in a manner that <br />ensures the health and safety of all inmates, staff and the general public. <br />III. References <br />Health and Safety Code, Chapter 6.5, Sections 25117 and 25117.5; California Administrative Code, Title <br />22, Division 4, Sections 66840 and 66840, Division 5, Section 70847, Division 6, Section 72657; ACA <br />Standards 2-4259 and 2-4341. Health Care Services Division Policies and Procedures Volume 9, Chapter <br />16, Expiration dates and disposition of Outdated, Contaminated, Mis-Labeled, or Overstocked and Recalled <br />Medications. <br />IV. Approval and Review <br />This procedure shall be reviewed and updated annually in the month of April by the Quality Management <br />Committee (QMC), Medical Sub -committee and approved through the QMC process. The Health Care <br />Manager (HCM) will review/approve the Local Operating Procedure (LOP) and forward to the Local <br />Governing Body for approval and signature. <br />V. Responsibility <br />Rev. 07/08 <br />The Health Care Manager, David J. Snell, M.D., MBA, has the overall responsibility. <br />VI. Methods <br />A. Types of Medical Waste Generated: <br />Rev. 07/08 <br />1. Laboratory Wastes: Specimens or pathological and microbiological waste containing <br />blood or other infected materials. <br />2. Blood or Body Fluids: Liquid blood elements or other regulated body fluids, or articles <br />contaminated with blood or body fluids. <br />3. Sharps: Syringes, needles, blades, broken glass, microscope slides. <br />4. Surgical Specimens: Human tissues removed surgically or by autopsy. <br />5. Isolation Waste: Waste contaminated with excretion, exudates, or secretions from <br />humans who are isolated due to highly communicable diseases. <br />6. Pharmaceutical Wastes. Unidentifiable loose pills, partially used and empty "unit of use" <br />items (inhalers, creams/ointments, eye drops, etc.). Partially used injectables. <br />Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) is registered as a Large Quantity Generator. The estimated monthly <br />amount of Medical Waste generated is approximately 600 pounds. The estimated monthly amount of <br />Pharmaceutical Waste generated is approximately 10 gallons. <br />