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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 104Pt. 14Ch. 4§ 117928 Medical Waste Storage Permits

§ 117928 Medical Waste Storage Permits

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§ 117928 Medical Waste Storage Permits

Key Takeaways

  • •If a group of small medical offices share a place to store medical waste, they need a permit first.
  • •The permit can be gotten by a doctor, the trash company, the building owner, or the property manager.
  • •No storing medical waste together without this permit.

Example

A small shopping center has three dentist offices that want to share one dumpster for their medical waste.

Before they can start putting their waste in the shared dumpster, one of them (or the shopping center owner) must get a special permit from the government.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 117928 Medical Waste Storage Permits

(a)  Any common storage facility for the collection of medical waste produced by small quantity generators operating independently, but sharing common storage facilities, shall have a permit issued by the enforcement agency prior to the commencement of storage of medical waste in the common storage facility. (b)  A permit for any common storage facility specified in subdivision (a) may be obtained by any one of the following: (1)  A provider of health care as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code. (2)  The registered hazardous waste transporter. (3)  The property owner. (4)  The property management firm responsible for providing tenant services to the medical waste generators. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 38. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

common storage facilitymedical wastesmall quantity generatorspermitenforcement agency

Related Statutes

  • § 117925 Medical Waste Treatment Registration
  • § 117923 Medical Waste Treatment Fees
  • § 117940 Medical Waste Generator Registration
  • § 117945 Small Quantity Generator Records
  • § 117640 Medical Waste Storage Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 117928.
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