Per sections 117935, 117945 & 117960 of the California Health & Safety Code, small and large quantity generators of medical waste must maintain a
Medical Waste Management Plan.
AUTHORIZED REPRSENTATIVE:
SECTION I: TYPES OF MEDICAL WASTE GENERATED (Check all that apply)
Blood or body fluids – liquid blood elements or other regulated body fluids or articles contaminated with blood or body fluids.
Chemotherapy waste
Contaminated animals – animal carcasses, body parts, bedding materials.
Isolated waste – waste contaminated with excretion, exudate or secretions from humans or animals that are isolated due to highly
communicable diseases (**Centers for Disease Control, Biosafety Level 4**).
Laboratory wastes –specimen or microbiological cultures, stacks of infectious agents, live and attenuated vaccines and culture
mediums, vials or vacutainers containing blood or blood products.
Pharmaceutical waste (not including chemotherapeutic, antineoplastic, or cytotoxic drugs)
Sharps – syringes, needles, blades, and broken glass.
Surgical specimens – human or animal parts or tissues removed surgically or by autopsy. (Anatomical or Pathology Waste)
**Note: Biosafety Level 4 viruses and diseases are Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever, Tick-borne encephalitis virus complex
(Absettarov, Hanzalova, Hypr, Kumlinge, Kyasanur Forest Disease, Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever, and Russian Spring-Summer
Encephalitis), Marburg Disease, Ebola, Junin Virus, Lassa Fever Virus, and Machump Virus.
SECTION II: FACILITY INFORMATION
1. This facility is classified as a (check one):
2. The estimated quantity of medical waste generated (including sharps waste) by this facility on a monthly basis is ___________ lbs.
3. Complete the following for the registered medical waste hauler contracted by your facility:
SECTION III: TRAINING
4. Describe the types of training provided to employees that handle medical waste at your facility.
5. Describe the frequency of training provided to the employees that handle medical waste at your facility.
Med/Dent/Vet Clinic (> 200 lbs./month)
Acute Care Hospital (1-99 beds)
Biomed Producer (> 200 lbs./month)
Med/Dent/Vet Clinic (< 200 lbs./month)
Acute Care Hospital (100-199 beds)
Biomed Producer (< 200 lbs./month)
Med/Dent/Vet Clinic w/ On-site Treatment (>200 lbs./month)
Acute Care Hospital (200-250 beds)
Common Storage Facility (2-10 generators)
Med/Dent/Vet Clinic w/ On-site Treatment (< 200 lbs./month)
Acute Care Hospital (251+ beds)
Common Storage Facility (11-49 generators)
Skilled Nursing Facility (> 200 lbs./month)
Health Care Service Plan
Clinical Laboratory (> 200 lbs./month)
Skilled Nursing Facility (< 200 lbs./month)
MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN