- (a) A healthcare-related facility with a Division of Environmental Quality-permitted incinerator or use of an approved technology as outlined in 20 CAR § 53-304 may accept medical waste for treatment/disposal from physicians and surgeons on staff of the healthcare facility without obtaining a commercial incinerator or nonincinerator technology permit or operating license as outlined in 20 CAR § 53-501 et seq.
- (b) Satellite facilities including additional hospitals, affiliated off-site services, and physician offices or other affiliated services owned and managed by the primary generator/treater may accept and treat such medical waste without a nonincineration technology permit or operating license unless the facility is engaged in medical waste disposal for profit.
- (c) If the division determines that a facility's incinerator is operating as a commercial medical waste incinerator, then the facility shall obtain an operating license as outlined in 20 CAR § 53-501 et seq.