R315-316-2. General Operational Requirements

(1) Every owner and operator of a health facility or a transporter of infectious waste, regulated by Rule R315-316, that generates, transports, stores, treats, or disposes of infectious waste must prepare and maintain on file a management plan for the waste that identifies the:

(a) type and estimated quantity of waste generated or handled;

(b) segregation, packaging, and labeling procedures;

(c) collection, storage, and transportation procedures;

(d) treatment or disposal methods that will be used; and

(e) the person responsible for the management of the infectious waste.

(2) Infectious waste consisting of recognizable human anatomical remains including human fetal remains shall be disposed by incineration or interment in a location appropriate for human remains.

(3) For the purposes of Rule R315-316 "sharps" means any object that may be contaminated with a pathogen and that is capable of cutting or penetrating skin or a packaging material.