Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 06 - DISEASES
Chapter 10.06.06 - Communicable Disease Prevention-Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Special Medical Waste
Section 10.06.06.07 - Disposal of Special Medical Waste
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.06.06.07
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Subject to §§B and C of this regulation, a person shall dispose of special medical waste after treatment by one of the following methods:
(1)
Interment;
(2) Depositing in a
facility approved to accept the type of solid waste being disposed in
accordance with §C of this regulation; or
(3) Incineration.
B. A person may discharge a special medical waste that is liquid, semiliquid, or anatomical material that has been mechanically destroyed into a sewerage system, if the discharge is allowed under:
(1) Local ordinance or regulation;
and
(2) Environment Article, Title
9, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C. A person shall dispose of special medical waste in accordance with:
(1) State laws and
regulations pertaining to solid waste disposal including Environment Article,
Title 9, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(2) Local ordinances and regulations to the
extent that the local requirements are not preempted by or in conflict with
State law.
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