| (a) A limited services rural hospital (LSRH) shall
comply with the requirements set forth by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in Texas Administrative Code Title 30
(30 TAC) Chapter 326 (relating to Medical Waste Management).
(b) An LSRH shall dispose of all sewage and liquid
wastes in a municipal sewerage system or a septic tank system permitted
by TCEQ in accordance with 30 TAC Chapter 285 (relating to On-Site
Sewage Facilities).
(c) An LSRH shall comply with 25 TAC Chapter 1, Subchapter
K (relating to the Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special
Waste from Health Care-Related Facilities).
(d) An LSRH shall make waste receptacles conveniently
available in all toilet rooms, patient areas, staff work areas, and
waiting rooms. The LSRH shall ensure receptacles are routinely emptied
of their contents at a central location or locations into closed containers.
(e) An LSRH shall properly clean waste receptacles
with soap and hot water, followed by treatment of inside surfaces
of the receptacles with a germicidal agent.
(f) An LSRH shall ensure all containers for other municipal
solid waste are leak-resistant, have tight-fitting covers, and are
rodent-proof.
(g) An LSRH shall ensure non-reusable containers are
of suitable strength to minimize animal scavenging or rupture during
collection operations.
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