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MI HB5928
Bill
Status
3/9/2010
Primary Sponsor
Paul Opsommer
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AI Summary
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Amends the Public Health Code definition section for medical waste to add definitions of "pathogen," "pathological waste," "point of generation," "producing facility," and "products of conception"
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Defines "products of conception" as tissues, fluids, placenta, umbilical cord, or other uterine contents from pregnancy, explicitly excluding fetus or fetal body parts
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Renumbers existing definitions of "release," "response activity," "sharps," "storage," and "transport" from subsections (5)-(9) to subsections (6)-(10) to accommodate the new definition
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Maintains existing definitions for medical waste handling including storage, transport, and response activities related to environmental protection and public health
Legislative Description
Health; medical waste; definition of products of conception as pathological waste; provide for. Amends sec. 13807 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.13807).
Health, other
Last Action
Printed Bill Filed 03/10/2010
3/10/2010