Michigan Compiled Laws 368-1978-12-138 Part 138 Medical Waste (333.13801...333.13832)

• Section 333.13801 Short Title.
  This part shall be known and may be cited as the “medical waste regulatory act”. History: Add. 1990, Act 18, Eff. May 31, 1990...
• Section 333.13803 Meanings Of Words And Phrases; General Definitions And Principles Of Construction.
  (1) For purposes of this part, the words and phrases defined in sections 13805 and 13807 have the meanings ascribed to them in those...
• Section 333.13805 Definitions; A To M.
  (1) “Advisory council” means the interdepartmental medical waste advisory council created in section 13827. (2) “Autoclave” means to sterilize using superheated steam under pressure....
• Section 333.13807 Definitions; P To T.
  (1) "Pathogen" means a microorganism that produces disease. (2) "Pathological waste" means human organs, tissues, body parts other than teeth, products of conception, and...
• Section 333.13809 Producing Facility Not Incinerating Medical Waste On Site; Containment Of Medical Waste.
  A producing facility that does not incinerate medical waste on site shall do all of the following to contain medical waste: (a) Package, contain,...
• Section 333.13810 Producing Facility Incinerating Medical Waste On Site; Containment Of Medical Waste.
  A producing facility that incinerates medical waste on site shall do all of the following to contain medical waste: (a) Package, contain, and locate...
• Section 333.13811 Storage, Decontamination, And Disposal Of Medical Waste.
  A producing facility shall store, decontaminate, and dispose of medical waste pursuant to the following: (a) Cultures and stocks of material contaminated with an...
• Section 333.13813 Producing Facility; Registration; Form; Medical Waste Management Plan Required; Registration Fee; Certificate Of Registration; Investigation Of Complaint; Inspection Of Facility; Disposition Of Fees.
  (1) Each producing facility shall register with the department on a form prescribed by the department. A producing facility shall have a written medical...
• Section 333.13815 Registration Fee.
  A producing facility shall submit the following registration fee with the registration form required under section 13813: (a) For a producing facility that is...
• Section 333.13817 Medical Waste Management Plan; Contents; Compliance; Update; Availability.
  (1) The medical waste management plan required in section 13813 shall contain information relating to the handling of all medical waste generated, stored, decontaminated,...
• Section 333.13819 Medical Waste Management Plan; Modification; Warning.
  (1) Upon review of a medical waste management plan under section 13817(4), the department may require a producing facility to modify the medical waste...
• Section 333.13821 Manner Of Packaging Medical Waste.
  A producing facility that transports medical waste off the premises of the producing facility shall package the medical waste in the following manner: (a)...
• Section 333.13823 Investigation And Confirmation Of Reported Medical Waste On Land Or Water; Report; Protective Measures; Consultations; Information On Results Of Investigation.
  (1) If suspected medical waste is discovered on any land or water in the state and reported to the department of natural resources, the...
• Section 333.13825 Investigation And Confirmation Of Violation; Report; Corrective And Protective Measures; Consultations; Assistance; Information On Results Of Investigation.
  (1) If there is a suspected violation of this part on the premises of a health facility or agency or on the premises of...
• Section 333.13827 Interdepartmental Medical Waste Advisory Council; Creation; Appointment And Qualifications Of Members; Chairperson; Duties Of Advisory Council.
  (1) The interdepartmental medical waste advisory council is created in the department. The council shall consist of the following members appointed as follows: (a)...
• Section 333.13829 Medical Waste Emergency Response Fund; Creation; Deposits; Investments; Interest And Earnings; No Reversion To General Fund; Use Of Fund.
  (1) The medical waste emergency response fund is created in the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer shall deposit in the fund all money...
• Section 333.13830 Rules To Prescribe Training Standards.
  (1) The department shall promulgate rules to prescribe training standards for both medical and nonmedical personnel who handle medical waste in producing facilities. (2)...
• Section 333.13831 Violation; Administrative Fine; Failure To Register Or Have Plan Available For Inspection; Injunction.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who violates this part or a rule promulgated under this part is subject to an...
• Section 333.13832 Part Subject To Mcl 324.1401 To 324.1429.
  This part is subject to part 14 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.1401 to 324.1429. History: Add....

Last modified: October 10, 2016