§ 117805 Local Medical Waste Notification

Health and Safety Code·California

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•If a local group (like a city or county) wants to start a program to handle medical waste, they have to tell the state department about it.
•This rule was updated in 2014 and started being used in 2015.

Example

A city wants to start a program to safely throw away needles and other medical waste from hospitals and clinics.

Before the city can start this program, they must tell the state department that they plan to do it.

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§ 117805 Local Medical Waste Notification

A local agency that elects to implement a medical waste management program shall notify the department of its intent to do so. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 25. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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medical waste management program local agency department

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 117805.

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