Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.1541 - Definitions

Rule 1. As used in these rules:

(A) "Act" means the medical waste regulatory act, part 138 of Act No.368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being §§333.13801 to 333.13831 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(B) "Categories of medical waste," as defined in §13805(8) of the act, shall be considered as waste when the items are ready to be disposed. Sharps shall be considered as a medical waste and disposed of under §13811(d) of the act whether or not they have become contaminated with an agent infectious to humans.

(C) "Contiguous property" means the same or geographically adjacent property that may be divided by a public or private right-of-way. Parcels of property connected by a right-of-way which the property owner controls and to which the public does not have access shall also be considered as contiguous property.

(D) "Stained with blood or body fluids," as used in §13805(8)(b) of the act, means the contaminated item cannot release blood or body fluids in a liquid or semiliquid state when compressed, or caked and dried blood or body fluids are not capable of being released when handled.

(E) "Syringes," as included in the definition of "sharps" under §13807(7) of the act, includes all syringes with an attached needle and those parts of a syringe, with or without an attached needle, that are contaminated with a potentially infectious agent. Needles shall only be removed from a syringe in accordance with the procedures established by R 325.70007(2)(e) adopted under section 24 of Act No. 154 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.1541

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