§ 118140 Medical Waste Onsite Treatment

Health and Safety Code·California

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•Hospitals or clinics that take medical waste from their own doctors must follow special rules.
•These places are called 'onsite treatment facilities' and need permission from the government.
•The government will check these places to make sure they handle waste safely.

Example

A hospital takes used needles and bandages from its doctors.

The hospital must get permission and will be checked to make sure it throws away the waste safely.

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§ 118140 Medical Waste Onsite Treatment

A health care facility accepting medical waste for treatment from the physicians and surgeons who are on the staff of the facility and who are small quantity generators shall be classified as an onsite treatment facility and shall be permitted and inspected by the enforcement agency. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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health care facility onsite treatment facility small quantity generators enforcement agency

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 118140.

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