The Department may approve, in writing, alternative methods not otherwise authorized by 105 CMR 480.000 for the treatment, storage or disposal of medical or biological waste under the following conditions:

1. (A) An application has been completed, signed, submitted and accepted by the Department;
2. (B) The method has been validated through scientific studies acceptable to the Department;
3. (C) The method has been reviewed and approved by the Department’s Medical and Biological Waste AlternativeTreatment Review Group (MBWAT); and
4. (D) If the waste is to be transported off-site, the waste treatment facility has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection or, if shipped out of state, by the appropriate regulatory agency in that state.