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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 550LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER CGENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVISION 6PHYSICIAN, PHARMACY, MEDICATION, AND LABORATORY SERVICES
RULE §550.707Disposal of Special or Medical Waste

(a) A center must adopt and enforce a written policy for the safe handling and disposal of special or medical waste and materials, including bio-hazardous waste and materials.

(b) A center that generates special or medical waste while providing services must dispose of the waste according to the requirements issued by the Department of State Health Services in 25 TAC Chapter 1, Subchapter K (relating to Definition, Treatment, and Disposition of Special Waste From Health Care-Related Facilities).


Source Note: The provisions of this §550.707 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875

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