Section 23-19.12-9. – Application for permit.
§ 23-19.12-9. Application for permit. Application for a permit shall be made to the director of the department of environmental management upon a form prescribed by the director. Upon approval of the application by the director, a permit shall be issued. Permits shall expire three (3) years from the date of issue, unless sooner if […]
Section 23-19.12-10. – License.
§ 23-19.12-10. License. (a) No person or legal entity shall engage in the storage, treatment and/or destruction of regulated medical waste unless that person or legal entity has received a license issued by the director of the department of environmental management. This license is a special category of license issued to solid waste management facilities. […]
Section 23-19.12-11. – Application for license.
§ 23-19.12-11. Application for license. Application for a license shall be made to the director of the department of environmental management upon a form prescribed by the director. Upon approval of the application by the director, a license shall be issued. Licenses shall expire three (3) years from the date of issue, unless sooner if […]
Section 23-19.12-12. – Registration for generators.
§ 23-19.12-12. Registration for generators. (a) No person or legal entity shall engage in the generation of regulated medical waste unless that person or legal entity has registered with the director of the department of environmental management upon a form prescribed by the director. The director of the department of environmental management is empowered to […]
Section 23-19.12-13. – Denial or revoking of licenses.
§ 23-19.12-13. Denial or revoking of licenses. The director of the department of environmental management may deny an application for a license, or suspend or revoke a license after it has been granted, or refuse to renew a license for any of the following reasons: (1) Proof of unfitness of the applicant or licensee to […]
Section 23-19.12-14. – Funding of the medical waste management program.
§ 23-19.12-14. Funding of the medical waste management program. All money collected under §§ 23-19.12-12 and 23-19.12-15 shall be deposited as general revenues. The program will be funded by a general revenue appropriation. The director shall submit to the general assembly by January 15 of each year a detailed report of the amount of funds […]
Section 23-19.12-15. – Civil or administrative penalties.
§ 23-19.12-15. Civil or administrative penalties. (a) Failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the rules, regulations, standards and procedures promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall be punishable by a civil or administrative penalty for an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). In the event of a continuing […]
Section 23-19.12-16. – Financial liability relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of regulated medical waste.
§ 23-19.12-16. Financial liability relating to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of regulated medical waste. As a result of a violation of the rules, regulations, standards, and procedures promulgated under the provisions of this chapter, the generator, transporter, treatment, storage, and disposal facility operator and owner shall be responsible for the disposal of […]
Section 23-19.12-17. – Supersedes existing infectious waste regulations.
§ 23-19.12-17. Supersedes existing infectious waste regulations. The regulations promulgated to this chapter shall supersede the rules and regulations governing the management of infectious waste in health care facilities (R23-17-INF, R23-16.2INF) promulgated by the Rhode Island department of health. History of Section.P.L. 1992, ch. 497, § 1.
Section 23-19.12-18. – Delegation of authority to conduct inspections.
§ 23-19.12-18. Delegation of authority to conduct inspections. The department of environmental management may enter into a cooperative agreement with the department of health for the department of health to conduct inspections of facilities where regulated medical waste is generated. The department of environmental management shall adequately compensate the department of health for conducting these […]