Medical waste - Colorado

The EPA has not had regulatory authority over medical waste since the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988 expired in 1991. Most states have since developed their own programs, resulting in significant differences for each state. A summary of this state’s requirements includes the following.

Colorado's medical waste regulations are located in the Code of Colorado Regulations (6 CCR 1007-2 Part 1 Section 13, 6 CCR 1007-3 Part 267 Subpart P, and 6 CCR 1007-1 7.29). The regulations cover:

• 1007-2 Part 1 Section 13 Medical waste requirements, including:
  • Applicability,
  • General provisions,
  • Certificate of Designation required,
  • Standards for medical waste generators,
  • Standards for commercial medical waste storage facilities,
  • Standards for medical waste treatment,
  • Engineering design and operation plan requirements for commercial storage and treatment facilities,
  • Operating requirements for commercial storage and treatment facilities, Standards for medical waste disposal, and
  • Transportation requirements.
• 1007-3 Part 267 Subpart P Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals requirements; and
• 1007-1 7.29 Radionuclides decay-in-storage requirements.

Related information

• Medical waste RegSense

Citations

• Federal regulation 40 CFR Part 261
• Federal regulation 40 CFR Part 262
• Federal regulation 29 CFR 1910.1030
• Federal Regulation 49 CFR Subchapter C
• Code of Colorado Regulations 1007-2 Part 1 Section 13
• Code of Colorado Regulations 1007-3 Part 267 Subpart P
• Code of Colorado Regulations 1007-1 Section 7.29