(a) Small quantity generator (SQG) and large quantity
generator (LQG) on-site storage facility. A permit, registration,
notification, or other authorization is not required for on-site storage
of medical waste for a generator that uses a medical waste storage
facility only for medical waste generated on-site, so long as:
(1) medical waste is stored in a secure manner and
location that affords protection from theft, vandalism, inadvertent
human or animal exposure, rain, water, and wind; and
(2) medical waste is managed so as not to create a
nuisance.
(b) SQG transporter. A permit, registration, notification,
or other authorization is not required for a generator of less than
50 pounds per month of untreated medical waste that transport their
own waste to an authorized medical waste storage or processing facility.
(c) All generators described in subsections (a) and
(b) of this section shall follow the requirements prescribed in Subchapter
B of this chapter (relating to Packaging, Labeling and Shipping Requirements)
and must obtain any additional transportation authorizations necessary
to comply with local, state and federal rules.
(d) A permit, registration, notification, or other
authorization is not required for medical waste transported by the
United States Postal Service or an equivalent delivery service in
accordance with the Domestic Mail Manual, incorporated by reference
in 39 Code of Federal Regulations Part 111.
(e) A person who engages in the transportation of waste
within Texas when the transportation neither originates nor terminates
in Texas is exempt from the regulations of this chapter, except as
to §326.53(b)(6)(A)(i) - (iii) and (B) of this title (relating
to Transporters).
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