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IC 16-41-16-2: Contaminated sharp
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16. HEALTH
- ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE
- Chapter 16. Communicable Disease: Treatment of Infectious Waste
Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "contaminated sharp" means an object that meets the following conditions:
(1) Is capable of cutting or penetrating the skin.
(2) Has been in contact with blood or body fluids.
(b) The term includes a hypodermic or suture needle, syringe, scalpel blade, pipette, lancet, or broken glass.
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