Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "contaminated sharp" means an object that meets the following conditions:
(1) Is capable of cutting or penetrating the skin.
(2) Has been in contact with blood or body fluids.
(b) The term includes a hypodermic or suture needle, syringe, scalpel blade, pipette, lancet, or broken glass.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.7-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 41. Public Health Measures for the Prevention and Control of Disease
Chapter 16. Communicable Disease: Treatment of Infectious Waste
16-41-16-1. Application of Chapter
16-41-16-1-b. Application of Chapter
16-41-16-2. Contaminated Sharp
16-41-16-3. Effective Treatment
16-41-16-4. "Infectious Waste"
16-41-16-5. Pathological Waste
16-41-16-7. Treatment of Infectious Waste
16-41-16-7.5. Treatment of Noninfectious Waste
16-41-16-7.6. Disposition of a Miscarried Fetus or an Aborted Fetus
16-41-16-9. Inspections on Private Property