Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 Environmental Safety: Article XV - Potentially Infectious Medical Waste

• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56
  (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) that potentially infectious medical waste, if not handled properly, may constitute an environmental or public health problem. (2)...
• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56.1
  Acts prohibited. (A) No person shall: (a) Cause or allow the disposal of any potentially infectious medical waste. Sharps may be disposed in any landfill...
• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56.2
  Regulations. (a) No later than July 1, 1993, the Board shall adopt regulations in accordance with Title VII of this Act prescribing design and...
• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56.3
  Commencing March 31, 1993, and annually thereafter, each transporter of potentially infectious medical waste required to have a permit under subsection (f) of Section...
• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56.4
  Medical waste manifests. (a) Manifests for potentially infectious medical waste shall consist of an original (the first page of the form) and 3 copies....
• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56.5
  Medical waste hauling fees. (a) The Agency shall annually collect a $2000 fee for each potentially infectious medical waste hauling permit application and, in...
• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56.6
  Medical waste transportation fees. (a) The Agency shall collect from each transporter of potentially infectious medical waste required to have a permit under Section...
• Illinois Environmental Protection Act. - 415 ILCS 5, Section 56.7
  No permit shall be required under subsection (d)(1) of Section 21 or subsection (g) of Section 56.1 of this Act for a sharps collection station...

Last modified: February 18, 2015