Sec. 13811. A producing facility shall store, decontaminate, and dispose of medical waste pursuant to the following: (a) Cultures and stocks of material contaminated with an infectious agent shall be stored in closed, puncture-resistant containers, decontaminated by autoclaving or incineration, and disposed of in a sanitary landfill. (b) Blood and blood products and body fluids shall be disposed of by 1 or more of the following methods: (i) Flushing down a sanitary sewer. (ii) Decontaminating by autoclaving or incineration. (iii) Solidifying. (iv) If not in liquid form, transferring to a sanitary landfill. (v) A process approved by the department. (c) Pathological waste shall be disposed of by 1 or more of the following methods: (i) Incineration or cremation. (ii) Grinding and flushing into a sanitary sewer. (iii) Burial in a cemetery, if transported in leakproof containers of sufficient integrity to prevent rupture. (iv) Grinding until rendered unrecognizable, stored in closed, puncture-resistant, properly labeled containers, and, if not in liquid form, disposed of in a sanitary landfill. (v) A process approved by the department. (d) Sharps shall be disposed of by 1 of the following methods: (i) Placement in rigid, puncture-resistant containers that are appropriately labeled and transported to a sanitary landfill in a manner that retains the integrity of the container. (ii) Incineration or decontamination and grinding that renders the objects unrecognizable. Ground sharps shall be placed in a sealed, rupture-resistant container and transported to a sanitary landfill. (iii) A process approved by the department. (e) Animal waste contaminated with organisms infectious to humans shall be disposed of by incineration or by burial in a sanitary landfill in properly labeled, double containers that are leakproof and puncture-resistant and are tightly sealed to prevent escape of fluids or material. Contaminated animal organs disposed of separately shall be rendered unrecognizable. History: Add. 1990, Act 21, Eff. June 4, 1990 Popular Name: Act 368
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