Medical waste - North Carolina

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 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality regulates medical waste packaging, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal through the North Carolina Medical Waste Management rules (15A NCAC 13B.1200). The regulations cover:

• 13B.1202 General requirements for medical waste;
• 13B.1203 Requirements for regulated medical waste generators, transporters, and transfer and storage operations; and
• 13B.1204 Requirements for the treatment of regulated medical waste.

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
• North Carolina Administrative Code Section 15A-13B.1200