What is an Urgent Care Operator’s Liability Concerning Trash Disposal?

What is an Urgent Care Operator’s Liability Concerning Trash Disposal?

Urgent Message: Medical and non-medical waste produced by urgent care centers must be handled in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that garbage is public property once it is set on the curb.1 The Supreme Court opined that “[i]t is common knowledge that plastic garbage bags left on or at the side of a public street are readily accessible to animals, children, scavengers, snoops, and other members …

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