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Comprehensive Update on Medical Waste Management Regulations: Request for Public Comment

The Division of Waste Management seeks approval from the EMC for amendments to 15A NCAC 13B Section .1200 on Medical Waste Management. The proposed changes include packaging, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal standards for medical waste. Stakeholder input was sought for technical corrections, updates, and rule consolidation. The amendments also address requests for clarification on various aspects of medical waste handling, such as facility operations plans, storage locations, alternative treatment methods, and disposal of different types of medical waste. Ozonation as a treatment method is also considered. Contact Jessica Montie for more information.

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Comprehensive Update on Medical Waste Management Regulations: Request for Public Comment

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  1. May 9, 2019 Environmental Management Commission Readoption and Amendments to 15A NCAC 13B Section .1200 Medical Waste Management Jessica Montie and John Patrone Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section

  2. Overview • The Division of Waste Management is requesting approval from the EMC to proceed to public comment and hearing for amendments to 15A NCAC 13B Section .1200 Medical Waste Management. • Rules .1201 - .1207 collectively establish standards for the packaging, transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of medical waste. • These rules are proposed for readoption pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A. • The Rules Review Commission established a deadline of April 30, 2021 for the readoption of rules in 15A NCAC 13B Solid Waste Management. • The Regulatory and Fiscal Impact Analysis was approved by OSBM on February 21, 2019. Department of Environmental Quality

  3. Rule Making Schedule Department of Environmental Quality

  4. Summary of Rule Changes • The Division is proposing to repeal rules .1205 - .1207 and incorporate the majority of the requirements of those rules into rules .1202 - .1204. • Proposed amendments were drafted with stakeholder input and address technical corrections and updates to information, consolidation of the rules, clarification of vague or unclear language, and removal of redundant or unnecessary language. • The amendments incorporate changes based on a pre-review by Rules Review Commission staff. Department of Environmental Quality

  5. Previous Comments Received Comment letter received June 2016, included with the Regulatory Impact Analysis in Attachment B. • Requested updates to time limits and refrigeration requirements. • Proposed revisions to requirements in response to the comments are found in Rule .1202(o), (p), and (q) and Rule .1204(a). • Rule .1202(f) and (g) require that medical waste not become putrescent or a nuisance. Department of Environmental Quality

  6. Summary of Rule Changes • Proposed amendments include clarification for the following: • facility operations plan requirements; • locations where medical waste is temporarily stored or transferred between vehicles during shipping; • alternative treatment method requests; • disposal of noninfectious medical waste, trace chemotherapy waste, and non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste; • packaging requirements to be consistent with CFR and allow some exceptions for customer-loaded trailers; and • ozonation as a treatment method. Department of Environmental Quality

  7. Requested Action The Division is requesting approval to proceed to public hearing for readoption and amendments to 15A NCAC 13B Section .1200 Medical Waste Management. QUESTIONS? Jessica Montie Environmental Program Consultant Solid Waste Section Division of Waste Management jessica.montie@ncdenr.gov / (919) 707-8247 Department of Environmental Quality

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