Contaminated sharp
Ind. Code § 16-41-16-2
in effectSec. 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.
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