Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 550. LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS |
SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
DIVISION 6. PHYSICIAN, PHARMACY, MEDICATION, AND LABORATORY SERVICES |
SECTION 550.707. Disposal of Special or Medical Waste
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(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