SF 1323

3rd Unofficial Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 12/26/2012 11:17 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to environment; providing for safe sharps management;amending 1.3Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.76, subdivision 18; proposing coding for 1.4new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.76, subdivision 18, is amended to read: 1.7    Subd. 18. Sharps. "Sharps" means: 1.8(1) discarded items that can induce subdermal inoculation of infectious agents, 1.9including needles new text begin , lancets new text end , scalpel blades, pipettes, and other items derived from human 1.10or animal patient care, blood banks, laboratories, mortuaries, research facilities, and 1.11industrial operations; and 1.12(2) discarded glass or rigid plastic vials containing infectious agents. 1.13    Sec. 2. new text begin [116.835] SAFE SHARPS MANAGEMENT. new text end 1.14 new text begin (a) A sharps manufacturer that sells or distributes sharps that are usually intended new text end 1.15 new text begin for home use, and a pharmaceutical manufacturer that sells or distributes a medication in new text end 1.16 new text begin Minnesota that is usually intended to be self-injected in a home resulting in the generation new text end 1.17 new text begin of sharps shall, on or before July 1, 2011, post to its Web site a plan that describes how the new text end 1.18 new text begin manufacturer supports the safe collection and proper disposal of the sharps. new text end 1.19 new text begin (b) The plan required under paragraph (a) shall include, at a minimum, a description new text end 1.20 new text begin of the actions, if any, taken by the manufacturer to do the following: new text end 1.21 new text begin (1) provide for the safe collection and proper disposal of sharps; new text end 1.22 new text begin (2) educate consumers about safe management and collection opportunities; and new text end 2.1 new text begin (3) support efforts by retailers, pharmaceutical distributors, local governments, health new text end 2.2 new text begin care organizations, public health officers, solid waste service providers, organizations new text end 2.3 new text begin representing patients who use sharps, and other groups with interest in protecting public new text end 2.4 new text begin health and safety through the sale, collection, and proper disposal of sharps. new text end 2.5 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2011. new text end