2016 -- H 7277 | |
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LC003723 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - GENERATION - TRANSPORTATION - | |
STORAGE - TREATMENT - MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF REGULATED | |
MEDICAL WASTE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Williams, Bennett, Edwards, and Winfield | |
Date Introduced: January 21, 2016 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 23-19.12 of the General Laws entitled "Generation - |
2 | Transportation - Storage - Treatment - Management and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste" is |
3 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
4 | 23-19.12-10.1. Hospitals and pharmacies. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to |
5 | the contrary contained in any general or public law, rule or regulation, hospitals and pharmacies |
6 | shall provide for public use containers for the collection of sharps as defined in §23-19.12-3. |
7 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - GENERATION - TRANSPORTATION - | |
STORAGE - TREATMENT - MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF REGULATED | |
MEDICAL WASTE | |
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1 | This act would require hospitals and pharmacies to provide sharps containers for public |
2 | use. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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