- (a) No person in Arkansas may transport commercial medical waste for a generator, other than the generator themselves, without first obtaining a commercial medical waste transportation permit from the Department of Health.
- (b) The permit is required for all commercial transporters transporting commercial medical waste into the state, waste generated in the state and transported out of the state, and/or for waste transported within the state.
- (c) United States Postal Service vehicles and vehicles transporting commercial medical waste through Arkansas to another jurisdiction outside the state without receiving or transferring commercial medical waste in Arkansas are not required to obtain a permit or pay the required fees.
(d) To obtain a permit, the transporter shall submit forms as listed in 20 CAR § 53-422 to the department’s Medical Waste Program at least:
- (1) Forty-five (45) days before the anticipation of the permit issue date; and
- (2) Thirty (30) days before the expiration of an existing permit.