Section R. 338.11811 - Amalgam separator; installation and operation; requirementsRule 1811.
(1) A dentist shall have installed an amalgam separator on each wastewater drain in the dentist's dental office that is used to discharge dental amalgam waste. In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and these rules, a dentist who is required to install an amalgam separator, under section 16631 of the code, MCL 333.16631, shall comply with all of the following: (a) Install an amalgam separator that meets the requirements of R 338.11813.(b) Install, operate, and maintain the amalgam separator according to the manufacturer's instructions.(c) Ensure the installed amalgam separator is properly sized to accommodate maximum dental amalgam wastewater flow rates at the dental office. The maximum allowable flow rate through an amalgam separator at a dental office must not exceed the maximum flow rate capacity at which the amalgam separator was tested under R 338.11813(1)(a).(d) Ensure that all wastewater from the dental office containing dental amalgam waste passes through an installed and properly functioning and maintained amalgam separator before being discharged.(2) Subrule (1) of this rule does not apply to any of the following: (a) Oral and maxillofacial surgeons.(b) Oral and maxillofacial radiologists.(c) Oral and maxillofacial pathologists.(f) Dentists while providing services in a dental educational program, in a hospital, or through a local health department.(g) Dentists who install and use a holding tank and do not discharge amalgam waste.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.11811
2012 AACS; 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 19, Eff. 10/2/2023