Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioners
A trauma scene waste management practitioner is a person who undertakes as a commercial activity the removal of human blood, human body fluids, and other associated residues from the scene of a serious human injury, illness, or death. A trauma scene waste management practitioner shall register with the California Department of Public Health. Trauma scene waste management practitioners shall follow Chapter 9.5, commencing with Section 11832, of the California Health and Safety Code, the Medical Waste Management Act.
The Trauma Scene Practitioners Check Sheet (PDF)
is provided for your convenience to help track your application process.
A trauma scene waste management practitioner must also provide proof of contractual relationship with the permitted medical waste facility that receives the trauma scene waste. For your convenience, the following lists are provided:
Reference information and links for trauma scene clean-up (PDF) is provided here for your convenience.
A trauma scene waste management practitioner who submits a completed Trauma Scene and Medical Waste Transporter Identification/Facility Utilization (application) (PDF), along with the current registration fee (PDF), upon approval of the application by the Department, will appear on the Registered Trauma Scene Management Practitioners list (PDF) and be issued a trauma scene waste-hauling permit.
Submit the completed application, attaching all supporting data and additional information and a check made payable to the “Medical Waste Management Fund”, to:
California Department of Public Health
Medical Waste Management Program
P.O. Box 997413, MS 7405
Sacramento, CA 95899-7413