{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-117750","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 117750","heading":"","body":"(a) “Sharps container” means a rigid puncture-resistant container used in patient care or research activities meeting the standards of, and receiving approval from, the United States Food and Drug Administration as a medical device used for the collection of discarded medical needles or other sharps.\n(b) Sharps containers, including those used to containerize trace chemotherapeutic wastes, shall not be lined with a plastic bag or inner liner.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE [117600. - 118360.]","CHAPTER 2. Definitions [117625. - 117780.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"bc20e80ea7aa06100ef3bd4677749c0da8b0e916fdae88cb0a3c2bd57f571e6b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-117747","next":"us-ca/hsc-117760"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}