N.Y. Public Health Law § 1399-ss: Definitions

§ 1399-ss. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless the

context clearly requires otherwise:

1. "Engineered sharps injury protection" means a physical attribute

built into, or used with, a sharp that effectively reduces the risk of a

sharps injury by a mechanism such as barrier creation, blunting,

encapsulation, withdrawal, retraction, destruction or other mechanism.

2. "Exposure incident" means contact with blood or other potentially

infectious materials that results from a sharps injury.

3. "Sharp" means any device that is or includes a needle used in the

provision of health care, except for self-administration.

4. "Sharps injury" means any injury caused by a sharp, including, but

not limited to, a cut, abrasion, or needlestick.