HYPODERMIC SYRINGES AND NEEDLESPossession of a hypodermic is authorized by statute in Ohio. ORC § 3719.172 (A) "No person authorized to possess a hypodermic...shall negligently fail to take reasonable precautions to prevent any hypodermic in his possession from theft or acquisition by any unauthorized person, or negligently discard a hypodermic without first having rendered it completely unusable for its original purpose." ORC § 3719.172 (B) "No person, other than a manufacturer or distributor of, or dealer in, hypodermics or medication packaged in hypodermics, or their authorized agents or employees, a hospital, pharmacist, or person under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, or a practitioner in the regular course of business and as permitted by law, shall sell or furnish a hypodermic to another." ORC § 3719.172 (C) "No person shall sell or furnish a hypodermic to another whom he knows or has reasonable cause to believe is not authorized by ORC § 3719.172 (A) to possess a hypodermic." ORC § 3719.172 (D) (See also: INFECTIOUS WASTE DISPOSAL )HYPODERMIC SYRINGES AND NEEDLES |
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