Rule 15-16-1-41.45.8 - Regulated Medical Waste "Infectious medical wastes" includes solid or liquid wastes which may contain pathogens with sufficient virulence and quantity such that exposure to the waste by a susceptible host has been proven to result in an infectious disease. For purposes of this Regulation, the following wastes shall be considered to be infectious medical wastes:
1. Wastes resulting from the care of patients and animals who have Class I and (or) II diseases that are transmitted by blood and body fluid as defined in the rules and regulations governing reportable diseases as defined by the Mississippi Department of Health;2. Cultures and stocks of infectious agents; including specimen cultures collected from medical and pathological laboratories, cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes from the production of biologicals, discarded live and attenuated vaccines, and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and mix cultures;3. Blood and blood products such as serum, plasma, and other blood components;4. Pathological wastes, such as tissues, organs, body parts, and body fluids that are removed during surgery and autopsy;5. Contaminated carcasses, body parts, and bedding of animals that were exposed to pathogens in medical research;6. All discarded sharps (e.g., hypodermic needles, syringes, Pasteur pipettes, broken glass, scalpel blades) which have come into contact with infectious agents;7. Other wastes determined infectious by the generator or so classified by the Department of Health.15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-41.45.8
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-17