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Oregon Medical Waste: What you need to know

Governing Law and Regulations

Medical waste handling requirements: Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 459.386 to 459.405 and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 340-093-0030

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Definitions: ORS 459.386 and OAR 340-093-0030

Storage: ORS 459.390

Packaging and labeling: ORS 459.390

Exemption: ORS 459.390(10)

Transporter requirements: ORS 459.405 and ORS 825.256

Disposal requirements:

Sharps and biological wastes: ORS 459.395 and OAR 340-093-0190(1)(d)

Pathological wastes: ORS 459.395(1)

Cultures and stocks: ORS 459.395(2)

Liquid biological waste: ORS 459.395(3)

Other medical waste: ORS 459.395(5)

Infectious waste incinerators: OAR 340-230-0100 to 340-230-0150

Applicability: OAR 340-230-0100 to 340-230-0150

Facility design: OAR 340-230-0120

Emission limits: OAR 340-230-0110

Monitoring : OAR 340-230-0130

Testing: OAR 340-230-0140

Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs):

Existing HMIWIs: 40 CFR 60.30e to 60.39e, 40 CFR 62.9350, and 40 CFR 62.9515

New sources: 40 CFR 60.50c to 60.58c and OAR 340-238-0060

Regulatory Agencies

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Land Quality Division

DEQ Air Quality Division

Oregon Department of Human Resources (DHS) Public Health Division.

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

Comparison: State vs. Federal

• Rules. Oregon has adopted laws that regulate the management, transportation, and disposal of infectious waste.

Incineration of medical waste is regulated under the state's air quality program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a new source performance standard (NSPS) for hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs), which the Department of Environmental ...


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