[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR35.10]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 35_HOSPITAL AND STATION MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  35.10  Destruction of effects dangerous to health.



    The officer in charge shall cause to be destroyed effects brought 

into or received in the station or hospital area by patients which, in 

the judgement of such officer, are dangerous as a source of disease to 

the health or life of patients or personnel of the station or hospital 

or visitors therein and cannot otherwise be safely disposed of or 

rendered harmless by disinfection or other means. The destruction of 

effects shall be witnessed by at least one officer or employee 

designated for that purpose by the officer in charge, and appropriate 

records of the destruction shall be maintained.