<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.76, subdivision 18; proposing coding for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.76, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Sharps.</b> "Sharps" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>(1) discarded items that can induce subdermal inoculation of infectious agents, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>including needles, lancets, scalpel blades, pipettes, and other items derived from human <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>or animal patient care, blood banks, laboratories, mortuaries, research facilities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>industrial operations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>(2) discarded glass or rigid plastic vials containing infectious agents.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>    Sec. 2. <b>[116.835] SAFE SHARPS MANAGEMENT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>(a) A pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>Minnesota that is usually intended to be self-injected in a home resulting in the generation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>of sharps shall, on or before July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, submit to the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Control Agency a plan that describes how the manufacturer supports the safe collection <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>and proper disposal of the sharps.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>(b) The plan required under paragraph (a) shall include, at a minimum, a description <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>of the actions, if any, taken by the manufacturer to do the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>(1) provide for the safe collection and proper disposal of sharps;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>(2) educate consumers about safe management and collection opportunities; and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(3) support efforts by retailers, pharmaceutical distributors, manufacturers of sharps, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>local governments, health care organizations, public health officers, solid waste service <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>providers, and other groups with interest in protecting public health and safety through the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>sale, collection, and proper disposal of sharps.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>(c) The manufacturer must post and maintain a copy of the plans required under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>paragraph (a) on its Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>(d) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must post and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>copies of plans submitted by manufacturers on the Pollution Control Agency Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>(e) For purposes of this section, "sharps" has the meaning given in section 116.76, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>subdivision 18.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2011.<br/>