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Earlier editions: 2020-112018-112026-09

DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 106500-119406›PART 14. MEDICAL WASTE 117600-118360›CHAPTER 4. Small Quantity Generator Requirements 117915-117946

§ 117945

California Health and Safety Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) A small quantity generator who is not required to register pursuant to this chapter shall maintain on file in its office all of the following:

(1) An information document stating how the generator contains, stores, treats, and disposes of any medical waste generated through any act or process of the generator.

(2) Records required by the United States Postal Service of any medical waste shipped offsite for treatment and disposal. The small quantity generator shall maintain, or have available electronically at the facility or from the medical waste hauler or common carrier, these records, for not less than three years.

(b) Documentation shall be made available to the enforcement agency onsite.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 197. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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