Sec. 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.

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(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.