Medical waste - Minnesota

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 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regulates infectious waste under the Infectious Waste Control Act (MS 116.75 to 116.835) and solid waste regulations (MAR 7035.9100 to 7035.9150).

• Infectious Waste Control Act regulations cover:
  • 116.77 Applicability,
  • 116.78 Waste management,
  • 116.79 Management plans,
  • 116.80 Transporting infectious waste,
  • 116.801 Permit requirement for incinerating infectious waste,
  • 116.802 Environmental impact statement for incinerating infectious waste, and
  • 116.835 Safe sharps management.
• The solid waste regulations cover:
  • 7035.9100 Applicability,
  • 7035.9120 Required practices for facility owners and operators and commercial transporters,
  • 7035.9130 Management plan,
  • 7035.9140 Management plan certification procedures, and
  • 7035.9150 Forms.

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
• Minnesota Statutes Sections 116.75 to 116.835 (Minnesota Infectious Waste Control Act)
• Minnesota Administrative Rules Sections 7035.9100 to 7035.9150