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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-93-80

Treatment and disposal of infectious waste

Known as the South Carolina Infectious Waste Management Act

The act spans §§ 44–44 (25 sections).

1989 Act No. 134, SECTION 1.

(A) Infectious waste treated must be treated at a facility meeting the requirements of Section 44-93-120.

(B) Infectious waste must be treated as soon as practicable by one of the following treatment methods in accordance with the regulations promulgated under this chapter and any other applicable state or federal law and regulations:

(1) incineration;

(2) steam sterilization;

(3) chemical disinfectant; or

(4) any other department-approved treatment method.

(C) After treatment, the waste may be disposed of as any other waste if it is not subject to any other state or federal regulation.

(D) The following infectious waste may be disposed of pursuant to regulation before treatment:

(1) an approved liquid or semi-liquid waste may be discharged directly into a department-approved wastewater disposal system; and

(2) recognizable human anatomical remains may be disposed of by interment.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.