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Ohio Medical Waste: What you need to know

Governing Law and Regulations

Infectious waste: Ohio Revised Code Annotated (ORCA) 3734.021, and regulations at Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-27-30 to 3745-27-39

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Definition: OAC 3745-27-01

Generators: OAC 3745-27-30

Large quantity generators (LQGs): OAC 3745-27-30(B)

Small quantity generators (SQGs): OAC 3745-27-30(A)

Transporters: OAC 3745-27-31(B)

Exemptions: OAC 3745-27-31(A)

Treatment facilities:

Approved treatment methods: OAC 3745-27-32

Permit requirements: OAC 3745-27-37

Operational requirements: OAC 3745-27-32(I)

Storage requirements: OAC 3745-27-35

Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs):

Existing sources: 40 CFR 60.30e to 60.39e, 40 CFR 62.8880, and OAC 3745-75-01 to 3745-75-06

New sources: 40 CFR 60.50c to 60.58c

Regulatory Agencies

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) Division of Solid and Infectious Waste Management

OEPA Division of Hazardous Waste Management

OEPA Division of Air Pollution Control

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5

Local air pollution control agencies

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

Comparison: State vs. Federal

• Rules. Ohio regulates the same categories of infectious medical waste as the federal program. See the national section MEDICAL WASTE for additional information on the federal program. Ohio facilities that generate infectious medical waste and vehicles that transport untreated infectious medical waste must obtain a registration certificate from OEPA.

In addition, EPA has established new source performance standards (NSPS) and emissions guidelines for existing HMIWIs that are intended to function as the basis for the development of state plans. In ...


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