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Oklahoma Medical Waste: What you need to know

Governing Law and Regulations

Regulated medical waste: Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC) 252:515-23-1 to 252:515-23-56

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General provisions (Part 1):

Definitions: OAC 252:515-1-2

Applicability: OAC 252:515-23-1

Disposal: OAC 252:515-23-3

Treatment: OAC 252:515-23-4 and OAC 252:515-23-5

Medical waste processing facilities (MWPF) operational requirements (Part 3):

General: OAC 252:515-23-31

Radiation: OAC 252:515-23-32

Contingency plan: OAC 252:515-23-33

Emergency response: OAC 252:515-23-34

Storage: OAC 252:515-23-35

Medical waste incinerator requirements (Part 5): OAC 252:515-23-51 to 252:515-23-56

Biomedical waste incinerator requirements: OAC 252:100-17-8 to 252:100-17-11

Definitions: OAC 252:100-17-9

Design and operation: OAC 252:100-17-10

Emission limits: OAC 252:100-17-11

Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs):

Existing sources: 40 CFR 60.30e to 60.39e and OAC 252:100-17-40 to 252:100-17-51

New sources: 40 CFR 60.50c to 60.58c and OAC 252:100-4-5

Regulatory Agency

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Land Protection Division

DEQ Air Quality Division

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

Comparison: State vs. Federal

• Rules. Oklahoma has its own solid waste regulations for the management of regulated medical waste. Generators, transporters, and treatment and disposal facilities are required to comply with numerous standards for storage, containment, treatment, and disposal of medical waste.

In addition, biomedical waste incinerators and hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs) are regulated under the state's air quality program. EPA has ...


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Oklahoma Medical Waste Resources

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