Medical Waste Regulations

250-RICR-140-15-1 INACTIVE RULE

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Title	250	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Chapter	140	Waste and Materials Management
Subchapter	15	Medical Waste
Part	1	Medical Waste Regulations

Type of Filing	Amendment
Regulation Status	Inactive
Effective	10/10/2010 to 11/20/2017

Regulation Authority:

RIGL Chapter 42-17.1, 42-17.6 and Chapter 23-19.12

Purpose and Reason:

To update the regulations to clarify the status of certain infectious waste(body art waste, and needles from training); to allow flexibility to manage infectious waste associated with human or animal epidemics; and to change record-keeping requirements in keeping with new technologies.

ACTIVE RULE Periodic Refile - effective from 01/04/2022

INACTIVE RULE Technical Revision - effective from 04/22/2020 to 01/04/2022

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 11/20/2017 to 04/22/2020

INACTIVE RULE Amendment - effective from 10/10/2010 to 11/20/2017

INACTIVE RULE Periodic Refile - effective from 12/31/2001 to 10/10/2010

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