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MI HB5928

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/9/2010

Primary Sponsor

Paul Opsommer

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • 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"

  • Defines "products of conception" as tissues, fluids, placenta, umbilical cord, or other uterine contents from pregnancy, explicitly excluding fetus or fetal body parts

  • Renumbers existing definitions of "release," "response activity," "sharps," "storage," and "transport" from subsections (5)-(9) to subsections (6)-(10) to accommodate the new definition

  • 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).

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Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 03/10/2010

3/10/2010

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/9/2010

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