{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-275-58","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 275:58","heading":"Definition.","body":"In this subdivision, \"sharp\" means any object used or encountered by a health care worker that can be reasonably anticipated to penetrate the skin or any other part of the body and result in an exposure incident, including but not limited to, needles, scalpels, lancets, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, exposed ends of dental wires and dental knives, drills and burs.","path":["Title XXIII: LABOR","Chapter 275: PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION","Protection of Health Care Workers From Injuries From Needlesticks and Sharps"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXIII/275/275-58.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:40:33Z","sha256":"e90be25fd8a8a1874a9195b67e89d09ef4e4b692ace97297a212276dfe81b4a9","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-275-57","next":"us-nh/rsa-275-59"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}