{"code":"HSC","codeName":"Health and Safety Code","section":"117750","citation":"Health & Saf. Code, § 117750","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104"},{"name":"PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600. - 118360.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-14"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625. - 117780.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/division-104/part-14/chapter-2"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 18.   (AB 333)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>(a) “Sharps container” means a rigid puncture-resistant container used in patient care or research activities meeting the standards of, and receiving approval from, the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device used for the collection of discarded medical needles or other sharps.</p><p>(b) Sharps containers, including those used to containerize trace chemotherapeutic wastes, shall not be lined with a plastic bag or inner liner.</p>","text":"(a) “Sharps container” means a rigid puncture-resistant container used in patient care or research activities meeting the standards of, and receiving approval from, the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device used for the collection of discarded medical needles or other sharps. (b) Sharps containers, including those used to containerize trace chemotherapeutic wastes, shall not be lined with a plastic bag or inner liner.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/health-and-safety-code/definitions-117750","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}