Section 117705 Of Chapter 2. Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 14. >> Chapter 2.
117705
. "Medical waste generator" means any person whose act or
process produces medical waste and includes, but is not limited to, a
provider of health care, as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil
Code. All of the following are examples of businesses that generate
medical waste:
(a) Medical and dental offices, clinics, hospitals, surgery
centers, laboratories, research laboratories, unlicensed health
facilities, those facilities required to be licensed pursuant to
Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200), chronic dialysis clinics,
as regulated pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200),
and education and research facilities.
(b) Veterinary offices, veterinary clinics, and veterinary
hospitals.
(c) Pet shops.
(d) Trauma scene waste management practitioners.