SF 1323

3rd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 04/28/2010 02:26pm

A bill for an act
relating to environment; providing for safe sharps management; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.76, subdivision 18; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.76, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

Subd. 18.

Sharps.

"Sharps" means:

(1) discarded items that can induce subdermal inoculation of infectious agents,
including needles new text begin , lancets new text end , scalpel blades, pipettes, and other items derived from human
or animal patient care, blood banks, laboratories, mortuaries, research facilities, and
industrial operations; and

(2) discarded glass or rigid plastic vials containing infectious agents.

Sec. 2.

new text begin [116.835] SAFE SHARPS MANAGEMENT.
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new text begin (a) A sharps manufacturer that sells or distributes sharps that are usually intended
for home use, and a pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in
Minnesota that is usually intended to be self-injected in a home resulting in the generation
of sharps shall, on or before July 1, 2011, post to its Web site a plan that describes how the
manufacturer supports the safe collection and proper disposal of the sharps.
new text end

new text begin (b) The plan required under paragraph (a) shall include, at a minimum, a description
of the actions, if any, taken by the manufacturer to do the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide for the safe collection and proper disposal of sharps;
new text end

new text begin (2) educate consumers about safe management and collection opportunities; and
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new text begin (3) support efforts by retailers, pharmaceutical distributors, local governments, health
care organizations, public health officers, solid waste service providers, organizations
representing patients who use sharps, and other groups with interest in protecting public
health and safety through the sale, collection, and proper disposal of sharps.
new text end

new text begin (c) A public health agency or clinic that participates in a needle exchange program
must post to its Web site a plan that describes how the agency or clinic supports the safe
collection and proper disposal of the sharps.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2011.
new text end