This section outlines how medical waste must be treated before disposal. Generally, it must be treated through incineration or steam sterilization to turn it into regular solid waste. Incineration can occur at a licensed facility or by approved methods that thoroughly burn the waste.

For steam sterilization, specific procedures and standards must be followed, including temperature checks and regular calibration of equipment, with records kept for two years.

Alternative methods may also be used if they are approved and effectively destroy harmful microorganisms.

There are exceptions: fluid blood can be disposed of through public sewage systems if it aligns with sewage regulations, while certain biohazardous laboratory wastes can be treated chemically if approved by certain health organizations and outlined in a waste management plan.

If not treated this way, these wastes must follow the main treatment methods. Chemically-treated waste can go into sewage systems if compliant, and if it becomes hazardous, it must follow hazardous waste rules.

This law requires human pathological waste to be disposed of either through burial, burning, or using approved alternative methods. These methods must comply with specific sections that regulate such treatments.

This law specifies how certain types of medical waste must be handled before being disposed of. Pathology waste and trace chemotherapy waste need to be treated by either incineration or other approved methods. Similarly, pharmaceutical waste originating from healthcare settings also requires treatment through incineration or similar approved processes before disposal.

This law is about the proper disposal of sharps waste, like needles, to prevent infection. Before getting rid of it, sharps waste must be made noninfectious by either burning it (incineration), using steam sterilization, or another approved disinfection method. Once treated to remove infection risks and if it's not hazardous in other ways, it can be thrown away with regular trash. If sharps are treated on site using steam or an alternative method, they must be kept from public access until fully destroyed.

This law allows operators of a hazardous waste incinerator with the right permit to also incinerate medical waste.

If a medical waste treatment facility has a permit, it must create and provide an emergency plan to deal with medical waste correctly if something like equipment failure or a natural disaster happens.

If an animal dies from an infectious disease or is euthanized due to suspected exposure, its body must be treated using a specific approved method. This is required if a veterinarian or local health officer believes the carcass could spread infection to humans.

This law states that if you want the department to evaluate an alternative treatment technology, you'll need to pay a $2,500 application fee. Additionally, you will be charged $100 per hour for the time the department uses to process your application. However, the total cost of processing will not exceed $5,000, unless other regulations specify otherwise, as long as they cover the department's reasonable costs.