Definitions

§ 1399-ss. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless the\ncontext clearly requires otherwise:\n 1. "Engineered sharps injury protection" means a physical attribute\nbuilt into, or used with, a sharp that effectively reduces the risk of a\nsharps injury by a mechanism such as barrier creation, blunting,\nencapsulation, withdrawal, retraction, destruction or other mechanism.\n 2. "Exposure incident" means contact with blood or other potentially\ninfectious materials that results from a sharps injury.\n 3. "Sharp" means any device that is or includes a needle used in the\nprovision of health care, except for self-administration.\n 4. "Sharps injury" means any injury caused by a sharp, including, but\nnot limited to, a cut, abrasion, or needlestick.\n