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SAI 1 J O A Q U I N Environmental Health Department
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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 biohazardous 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 8 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 .
<br /> 117700 .
<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 blohazardous , such as paper towels , paper products , articles containing nonfluid 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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