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House committee advances Johnson bill to study medical-waste disposal
Summary
A House committee adopted a DE1 amendment to House File 4017 that converts the measure into a statewide study of medical-waste disposal practices after Representative Johnson described reports of hospitals and surgery centers failing to separate regulated medical waste, posing safety and cleanup costs.
A Minnesota House committee voted to adopt a DE1 amendment to House File 4017 that turns the proposal into a study of medical-waste disposal practices, Representative Johnson said during the committee meeting.
Representative Johnson told the committee the amendment is the product of extensive stakeholder work and shifts the focus from enforcement to investigation. “The DE amendment is basically a result of a lot of work done on this,” he said, adding…
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