California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 11 - Product Stewardship
Article 4 - Pharmaceutical and Sharps Waste Stewardship Program
Section 18973.5 - Annual Report for Home-Generated Sharps Waste

(a) Contact information pursuant to section 18973.3(a) including any changes or updates to this information.

(b) Executive Summary. A concise summary of the information contained in the report that includes, but is not limited to, the highlights, outcomes and challenges, education and outreach efforts, and ways in which challenges are being addressed.

(c) Collection System. Description of the following:

(d) Transportation and Disposal. Descriptions of the methods used to transport and dispose of consolidated home-generated sharps waste, including the following:

(e) Policies and Procedures. Pursuant to subdivision (b)(6) of section 42033.2 of the Public Resources Code, provide the following:

(f) Description of updates, that have been made or will be made, to the processes and policies followed to safely and securely collect, track, and properly manage home-generated sharps waste from collection through final disposal.

(g) Ordinance Repeal. Pursuant to subdivision (e) of section 42032.2 of the Public Resources Code, description of processes, logistics, and timing of implementation that will be necessary for the stewardship program to expand into jurisdictions not previously included in the stewardship plan, in the event of the repeal of a local stewardship program ordinance.

(h) Safety and Security. Describe the general nature of any incidents with safety or security related to collection, transportation, or disposal of home-generated sharps waste. Explain the corrective actions taken or that will be taken to address the issue and improve safety and security. Additionally, the following specific information about any incident(s) shall be made available to the department, upon request, and shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) Education and Outreach. Description and evaluation of the comprehensive education and outreach activities pursuant to section 18973.3(i), including, but not limited to, the following:

(j) Covered Entities. Participating covered entities covered by the stewardship plan and their contact information, including, but not limited to, the following:

(k) A copy of the list of covered products submitted to the Board of Pharmacy pursuant to subsection (2) of subdivision (a) of section 42031 of the Public Resources Code.

(l) Description and evaluation of the process for selecting service providers, if applicable.

(m) Description of any grants, loans, sponsorships, reimbursements, or other incentives provided, as applicable.

(n) Description of changes in staffing of the stewardship program.

(o) Coordination Efforts. Description of how the program operator coordinated with other program operators to avoid confusion to the public and all program participants in the event that multiple stewardship programs for home-generated sharps waste are in operation concurrently or new stewardship programs begin operating.

(p) Local Agency Requests. For each local agency that has requested removal or reimbursement, pursuant to the requirements in subsection (1)(F)(ii) of subdivision (d) of section 42032.2 of the Public Resources Code, provide details including, but not limited to:

(q) A list of all actual expenses incurred during the previous reporting period. Expenses shall be summarized in accordance with the budget categories specified in section 18973.6(b).

(r) State Agency Determinations pursuant to section 42032.2(d)(1)(B) of the Public Resources Code. Submit all agency determination(s) of compliance, noncompliance and superseding determinations of compliance, if any, for the reporting period.