| (vii) an approved alternate treatment process followed
by deposition in a sanitary landfill.
(D) Discarded disposable culture dishes shall be subjected
to one of the following methods of treatment and disposal.
(i) All discarded, unused disposable culture dishes
shall be disposed of in accordance with 30 TAC Chapters 326 and 330.
(ii) Discarded, used disposable culture dishes shall
be subjected to the following methods of treatment and disposal:
(I) steam disinfection followed by deposition in a
sanitary landfill;
(II) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(III) thermal inactivation followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(IV) chemical disinfection followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(V) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(VI) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(VII) an approved alternate treatment process followed
by deposition in a sanitary landfill.
(E) Discarded disposable devices used to transfer,
inoculate or mix cultures shall be subjected to one of the following
methods of treatment and disposal:
(i) steam disinfection followed by deposition in a
sanitary landfill;
(ii) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(iii) thermal inactivation followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(iv) chemical disinfection followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(v) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(vi) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(vii) an approved alternate treatment process followed
by deposition in a sanitary landfill.
(4) Pathological waste. Pathological waste shall be
subjected to one of the following methods of treatment and disposal.
(A) Human materials removed during surgery, labor and
delivery, autopsy, embalming, or biopsy shall be subjected to one
of the following methods of treatment and disposal:
(i) body parts, other than embryonic and fetal tissue
remains:
(I) interment;
(II) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(III) steam disinfection followed by interment;
(IV) moist heat disinfection, provided that the grinding/shredding
renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition in a sanitary
landfill;
(V) chlorine disinfection/maceration, provided that
the grinding/shredding renders the item as unrecognizable, followed
by deposition in a sanitary landfill; or
(VI) an approved alternate treatment process, provided
that the process renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(ii) tissues, other than embryonic and fetal tissue
remains:
(I) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(II) grinding and discharging to a sanitary sewer system;
(III) interment;
(IV) steam disinfection followed by interment;
(V) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(VI) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(VII) an approved alternate treatment process, provided
that the process renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(iii) organs, other than embryonic and fetal tissue
remains:
(I) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(II) grinding and discharging to a sanitary sewer system;
(III) interment;
(IV) steam disinfection followed by interment;
(V) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(VI) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(VII) an approved alternate treatment process, provided
that the process renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(iv) bulk human blood and bulk human body fluids removed
during surgery, labor and delivery, autopsy, embalming, or biopsy:
(I) discharging into a sanitary sewer system;
(II) steam disinfection followed by deposition in a
sanitary landfill;
(III) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(IV) thermal inactivation followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(V) thermal inactivation followed by grinding and discharging
into a sanitary sewer system;
(VI) chemical disinfection followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(VII) chemical disinfection followed by grinding and
discharging into a sanitary sewer system;
(VIII) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(IX) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(X) an approved alternate treatment process, provided
that the process renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill.
(B) The products of spontaneous or induced human abortion
other than embryonic and fetal tissue remains, shall be subjected
to one of the following methods of treatment and disposal:
(i) blood and body fluids:
(I) discharging into a sanitary sewer system;
(II) steam disinfection followed by deposition in a
sanitary landfill;
(III) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(IV) thermal inactivation followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(V) thermal inactivation followed by grinding and discharging
into a sanitary sewer system;
(VI) chemical disinfection followed by deposition in
a sanitary landfill;
(VII) chemical disinfection followed by grinding and
discharging into a sanitary sewer system;
(VIII) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(IX) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(X) an approved alternate treatment process, provided
that the process renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(ii) any other tissues, including placenta, umbilical
cord and gestational sac:
(I) grinding and discharging to a sanitary sewer system;
(II) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(III) steam disinfection followed by interment;
(IV) interment;
(V) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(VI) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(VII) an approved alternate treatment process, provided
that the process renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill.
(C) Discarded laboratory specimens of blood and/or
tissues shall be subjected to one of the following methods of treatment
and disposal:
(i) grinding and discharging into a sanitary sewer
system;
(ii) steam disinfection followed by deposition in a
sanitary landfill;
(iii) steam disinfection followed by grinding and discharging
into a sanitary sewer system;
(iv) incineration followed by deposition of the residue
in a sanitary landfill;
(v) moist heat disinfection followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill;
(vi) chlorine disinfection/maceration followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill; or
(vii) an approved alternate treatment process, provided
that the process renders the item as unrecognizable, followed by deposition
in a sanitary landfill.
(D) Anatomical remains shall be disposed of in a manner
specified by §479.4 of this title (relating to Final Disposition
of the Body and Disposition of Remains).
(5) Sharps.
(A) All discarded unused sharps shall be disposed of
in accordance with 30 TAC Chapters 326 and 330.
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