{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2851","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-2851","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Department of Health” means the District of Columbia Department of Health.\n\n(2)\n“Engineered sharps injury protection” means a physical attribute built into a sharp that effectively reduces the risk of an exposure incident by a mechanism such as a barrier creation, blunting, encapsulation, withdrawal, retraction, destruction, or other effective mechanisms.\n\n(3)\n“Exposure incident” means contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from a sharp injury.\n\n(4)\n“Person” means any individual, corporation, or other such entity that sells, distributes, uses, or possesses sharps.\n\n(5)\n“Sharp” means any medical device that is or contains a needle.\n\n(6)\n“Sharps injury” means any injury caused by a sharp, including cuts, abrasions, or needlesticks.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 28A. Safe Needle Distribution."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2851","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"eeaf9226212e3bffd5ad8cfa4d6299c95bb89a83f9cfc1bffb91d19222b568b2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2832","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-2852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}