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! 0 <br />b. California Department of Transportation (DOT) Education Requirements: <br />I. Every employee who handles or packages medical waste or signs shipping papers <br />(manifests) must complete an online DOT training module In Healthstream. This training is <br />required to be renewed every three years, or when a change to the program occurs. <br />A. 1. a. I. In addition, those same employees must complete a 15 minute classroom training on how <br />to package medical waste for transportation. Detailed instructions for packaging the <br />Stericycle Reusable Sharps Container Program can be found in Appendix E. <br />2. Disposal of patient's unused medications and/or home -generated sharps: <br />a. VMF does not accept patients own medications and patient's home -generated sharps for <br />disposal. Patients will be referred to their city or county Household Hazardous Waste Program <br />that accepts home -generated sharps and unused medications. Drop off locations can be found <br />in Appendix C. <br />REFERENCE <br />Medical Waste Management Act, California Health and Safety Code: 117600-118360, January 2017 <br />Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Blood Borne Pathogens <br />Title 22, California Code of Regulations, California Hazardous Waste Regulations <br />Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 40CFR part 260 et al. <br />Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, (21 U.S.C.A. Sec. 321(g) (1)). <br />American Society for Testing and Materials Section D170985 <br />Code of Federal Regulation, 49CFR 171-178, Hazardous Materials Transportation <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />Appendix A: RCRA Pharmaceutical Waste <br />Appendix B: Types of Hazardous Waste <br />Appendix C: Information on Disposal of Sharps & Medication <br />Appendix D: Hazardous/Medical Waste Handling Guide <br />Appendix E: Stericycle Packaging Procedures <br />All revision dates: 12/17/2019 <br />Attachments <br />Appendix A: RCRA Pharmaceutical Waste <br />Appendix B; Types of Hazardous Waste <br />Appendix C: Information on .Disposal of Sharps & Medication <br />Appendix D: Hazardous/Medicai Waste Handling Guide <br />Appendix D: Hazardous/Medical Waste Handling Guide <br />Appendix E: Stencycie Packaging Procedures <br />Waste Policy. Retrieved 03/18/2020. Official copy at http://sh-sgmfpolicystat.com/policyn 185301/. Copyright 0 2020 Page 11 of 12 <br />Sutter Gould Medical Foundation <br />