Colorado Code § 25-15-404

On-site disinfection
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(1) Any infectious waste which has been appropriately
treated at the site of generation by the generator so as to render it noninfectious shall not
thereafter be deemed infectious for purposes of handling or disposal.
(2) Appropriate treatment shall include any method of treatment which renders the
infectious waste noninfectious. Use of a treatment method recommended by the United States
environmental protection agency, as published in the "EPA Guide for Infectious Waste
Management", May 1986, shall be conclusively presumed to be an appropriate treatment
method. Any method of treatment shall include:
(a) Documentation by the generator that the method of treatment utilized for his
operation is effective in rendering infectious waste noninfectious in such operation;
(b) Written standard operating procedures for the use of or implementation of the
treatment method;
(c) Regular monitoring of the standard operating procedures and the effectiveness of
such disinfective method.
(3) Upon request of the chairman of either the senate or house of representatives
committees on health, environment, welfare, and institutions, or any successor committees, the
department of public health and environment shall make a report to the senate and house of
representatives committees on health, environment, welfare, and institutions, or any successor
committees, on the current status, in view of scientific knowledge and technology, of the
recommendations contained in the "EPA Guide for Infectious Waste Management", May 1986,
and may make any additional recommendations it deems necessary.

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