Medical waste - Maine

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 Maine Department of Environmental Protection regulates biomedical waste (06-096 CMR 900). The regulations cover:

• 900(3) Applicability,
• 900(4) Exemptions,
• 900(5) Responsibility of generator,
• 900(9) Prohibitions,
• 900(10) Treatment methods for biomedical waste,
• 900(11) Registration of generators,
• 900(12) Standards for generators,
• 900(13) Licensing of transporters,
• 900(14) Standards for transporters,
• 900(15) Licensing of transfer facilities,
• 900(16) Standards for transfer facilities,
• 900(17) Licensing of treatment facilities,
• 900(18) Standards for treatment facilities, and
• 900(19) Approval of non-incineration treatment technologies.

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 Maine Regulations Chapter 06-096-900