Indiana Code 16-41-16-7. Treatment of infectious waste
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Sec. 7. (a) Before infectious waste is placed in an area that is not a secure area and before the waste is sent for final disposal, all infectious waste must be:
(2) transported off site for effective treatment;
(1) effectively treated on site; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-41-16-7
- effective treatment: means treatment that meets the following conditions:
Indiana Code 16-41-16-3
- infectious waste: means waste that epidemiologic evidence indicates is capable of transmitting a serious communicable disease (as set forth in the list published under IC 16-41-2-1). See Indiana Code 16-41-16-4
- secure area: means an area that is designed and maintained to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons. See Indiana Code 16-41-16-6
according to rules adopted under section 8 of this chapter.
(b) A facility shall treat liquid infectious waste or excreta that are infectious waste as required by subsection (a) or flush the liquid infectious waste or excreta that are infectious waste in compliance with rules adopted under IC 4-22-2.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-9.7-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.