(1) Every owner and operator of a health facility or a transporter of infectious waste, regulated by Rule R315-316, that generates, transports, stores, treats, or disposes of infectious waste must prepare and maintain on file a management plan for the waste that identifies the:
- (a) type and estimated quantity of waste generated or handled;
- (b) segregation, packaging, and labeling procedures;
- (c) collection, storage, and transportation procedures;
- (d) treatment or disposal methods that will be used; and
- (e) the person responsible for the management of the infectious waste.
- (2) Infectious waste consisting of recognizable human anatomical remains including human fetal remains shall be disposed by incineration or interment in a location appropriate for human remains.
- (3) For the purposes of Rule R315-316 "sharps" means any object that may be contaminated with a pathogen and that is capable of cutting or penetrating skin or a packaging material.
KEY: solid waste management, waste disposal
Date of Last Change: October 15, 2024
Notice of Continuation: November 30, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 19-6-105