Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 550 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
Subchapter C - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Division 6 - PHYSICIAN, PHARMACY, MEDICATION, AND LABORATORY SERVICES
Section 550.707 - Disposal of Special or Medical Waste

(a) A center must adopt and enforce a written policy for the safe handling and disposal of special or medical waste and materials, including bio-hazardous waste and materials.

(b) A center that generates special or medical waste while providing services must dispose of the waste according to the requirements issued by the Department of State Health Services in 25 TAC Chapter 1, Subchapter K (relating to Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special Waste From Health Care-Related Facilities).