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MI SB0482
MI SB0482Health: medical waste; containment of medical waste; modify. Amends secs. 13809 & 13810 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.13809 & 333.13810).
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Introduced
05/16/2024
05/16/2024
In Committee
05/16/2024
05/16/2024
Crossed Over
11/09/2023
11/09/2023
Passed
06/26/2024
06/26/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/30/2024
07/30/2024
Introduced Session
102nd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled ?An act to protect and promote the public health; to codify, revise, consolidate, classify, and add to the laws relating to public health; to provide for the prevention and control of diseases and disabilities; to provide for the classification, administration, regulation, financing, and maintenance of personal, environmental, and other health services and activities; to create or continue, and prescribe the powers and duties of, departments, boards, commissions, councils, committees, task forces, and other agencies; to prescribe the powers and duties of governmental entities and officials; to regulate occupations, facilities, and agencies affecting the public health; to regulate health maintenance organizations and certain third party administrators and insurers; to provide for the imposition of a regulatory fee; to provide for the levy of taxes against certain health facilities or agencies; to promote the efficient and economical delivery of health care services, to provide for the appropriate utilization of health care facilities and services, and to provide for the closure of hospitals or consolidation of hospitals or services; to provide for the collection and use of data and information; to provide for the transfer of property; to provide certain immunity from liability; to regulate and prohibit the sale and offering for sale of drug paraphernalia under certain circumstances; to provide for the implementation of federal law; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide for sanctions for violations of this act and local ordinances; to provide for an appropriation and supplements; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; to repeal certain parts of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,? by amending sections 13809 and 13810 (MCL 333.13809 and 333.13810), as added by 1990 PA 21.
AI Summary
This bill amends sections 13809 and 13810 of the Public Health Code to modify the requirements for containing and storing medical waste. The key provisions include:
- Facilities that do not incinerate medical waste on-site must package, label, and store the waste to prevent release or contamination, and cannot store it for more than 90 days (except for sharps containers, which can be stored for up to 18 months).
- Facilities that incinerate medical waste on-site must also package and label the waste, separate and dispose of sharps properly, and cannot store the waste for more than 90 days (except for sharps containers).
- The bill aims to ensure the proper containment and disposal of medical waste to protect public health and the environment.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned Pa 0105'24 With Immediate Effect (on 07/30/2024)
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