Medical waste - Kansas

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.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Waste Management regulates medical waste (28 KAR 29-27). Each facility must decide what specific waste items generated qualify as medical waste. The regulations cover:

• 29-27(b) Segregation,
• 29-27(c) Storage,
• 29-27(d) Collection,
• 29-27(e) Transportation,
• 29-27(f) Processing, and
• 29-27(g) Disposal.

Additional medical waste regulations cover:

• 19-729 Standards for hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators,
• 29-23a Standards for solid waste transfer stations, and
• 29-308 Standards for construction and demolition landfill operations.

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
• Kansas Administrative Regulations Section 28-29-27
• Kansas Administrative Regulations Section 19-729
• Kansas Administrative Regulations Section 29-23a
• Kansas Administrative Regulations Section 29-308