Punishment for failure to destroy empty needles in time

Legal analysis: if a medical institution repeatedly uses disposable medical devices or fails to destroy them, the pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections, give it a warning and may impose a fine of not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 30,000 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, a fine of not less than 30,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan may be imposed on the medical institution, and the person in charge and other persons directly responsible shall be given disciplinary sanctions according to law; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

Legal basis: Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices Article 49 Users of medical devices shall dispose of the reused medical devices according to the disinfection management regulations formulated by the health authorities in the State Council.

Disposable medical devices shall not be reused, and those used shall be destroyed and recorded in accordance with relevant state regulations. The list of disposable medical devices shall be formulated, adjusted and published by the drug supervision and administration department of the State Council in conjunction with the health administrative department of the State Council. Included in the catalogue of disposable medical devices, there should be sufficient evidence to prove that they cannot be reused. Reusable medical devices that can ensure safety and effectiveness are not included in the catalogue of disposable medical devices. For medical devices that can be used safely and effectively after improvement in design, production process and disinfection and sterilization technology, the catalogue of disposable medical devices should be adjusted to allow repeated use.