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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 104Pt. 14Ch. 5§ 117970 Medical Waste Generator Registration

§ 117970 Medical Waste Generator Registration

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§ 117970 Medical Waste Generator Registration

Key Takeaways

  • •Big places that make a lot of medical waste must register every year.
  • •They have to ask to renew their registration 90 days before it ends, or they pay a late fee.
  • •If anything changes in their medical waste plan, they must update it within 30 days.

Example

A hospital makes a lot of medical waste and forgets to renew its registration on time.

The hospital has to pay a late fee because they didn’t ask to renew 90 days before their registration ended.

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

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§ 117970 Medical Waste Generator Registration

(a) Each enforcement agency shall follow procedures consistent with this chapter in registering medical waste generators. (b) Each medical waste registration issued by the enforcement agency for large quantity generators shall be valid for one year. (c) An application for renewal of the registration shall be filed with the enforcement agency not less than 90 days prior to the expiration date. Failure to meet this requirement shall result in an assessment of a late fee. (d) Generators shall update their medical waste management plan, established pursuant to Section 117960, when any of the information in the plan changes and shall have the plan on file for review during an inspection or upon request. The updated plan shall be submitted within 30 days of the change. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 564, Sec. 50. (AB 333) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

enforcement agencymedical waste generatorslarge quantity generatorsmedical waste management plan

Related Statutes

  • § 117940 Medical Waste Generator Registration
  • § 114099.2 Manual Warewashing Requirements
  • § 114099.3 Alternative Warewashing Equipment Approval
  • § 117950 Medical Waste Generator Registration
  • § 117965 Large Quantity Generator Inspections

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 117970.
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