Md. Code Regs. 10.06.06.07 - Disposal of Special Medical Waste

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.

Notes

Md. Code Regs. 10.06.06.07

Regulations .07 adopted as an emergency provision effective September 30, 1988 (15:22 Md. R. 2547); emergency status expired March 29, 1989; adopted permanently effective May 1, 1989 (16:8 Md. R. 909)
Regulation .07C amended effective December 20, 1993 (20:25 Md. R. 1947)
Regulations .07 adopted effective September 1, 2004 (31:16 Md. R. 1254)
Regulation .07 amended effective November 6, 2006 (33:22 Md. R. 1732)