Authority: IC 16-19-3-4; IC 16-41-16-8

Affected: IC 16-41-16

Sec. 4. "Contaminated sharp" means an object that is capable of cutting or penetrating the skin and has been in contact with blood or body fluids. The term includes any of the following:

1. (1) Hypodermic or suture needle.
2. (2) Syringe.
3. (3) Scalpel blade.
4. (4) Pipette.
5. (5) Lancet.
6. (6) Broken glass.

(Indiana Department of Health; 410 IAC 1-3-4; filed Jan 17, 1989, 3:30 p.m.: 12 IR 1382; filed Sep 18, 1998, 11:38 a.m.: 22 IR 437; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 3:14 p.m.: 20191211-IR-410190391RFA; readopted filed Nov 14, 2025, 11:18 a.m.: 20251210-IR-410240588RFA)