Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.17 - Licenses for Storage, Treatment and/or Destruction of Regulated Medical WasteA. General Requirements1. No person or legal entity shall engage in the storage, treatment and/or destruction of regulated medical waste unless that person or entity shall have been issued a license by the Director for that purpose.2. Notwithstanding the requirements of § 1.17(A)(1) of this Part: a. The owner and/or operator of a treatment, destruction, and/or disposal facility that is operating under a solid waste management facility license, issued pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.9-8 and the Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities (Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter), for the current license year during which these regulations take effect shall comply with this Section by the next license renewal date.b. The owner and/or operator of a solid waste management facility which has a solid waste management facility license, issued pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.9-8 and the Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities (Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter) shall have an additional ninety (90) days beyond said expiration date to comply with the requirements of this Section if there is less than six (6) months' time between the effective date of these regulations and the expiration of said license.c. The owner and/or operator of a solid waste management facility which has applied for a solid waste management facility license pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.9-8 and the Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities (Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter) but has not yet received a license for the current license year during which these regulations take effect shall have six (6) months from the effective date of these regulations to comply.3. Notwithstanding the requirements of § 1.17(A)(1) of this Part, the following activities do not constitute practices requiring licensure under this section: a. Storage by a generator before regulated medical waste is treated and/or destroyed on-site, or offered for transport off-site; and,b. Treatment and/or destruction of regulated medical waste by the generator of that waste if the treatment and/or destruction: (1) Is carried out at a generating facility owned and operated by the generator of the regulated medical waste; and,(2) Does not include regulated medical waste generated by any other person or legal entity.4. Upon approval by the Director, a license for the storage, treatment and/or destruction of regulated medical waste shall expire three (3) years from the date of issuance, unless sooner modified, suspended or revoked.5. The holder of a license for the storage, treatment and/or destruction of regulated medical waste shall notify the Director, in writing, of any changes in the information provided with the license application. Said notification shall be provided in advance whenever possible. In no case shall the notification be postmarked later than five (5) business days after the effective date of the change(s).6. The requirements established by this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of any requirements established by the Director pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-18.9 and 23-63, the Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities (Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter), or other Rules and Regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred by these statutes.B. Regulated Medical Waste Storage, Treatment and/or Destruction License Fees 1. Each application for a license to construct a facility for the storage, treatment and/or destruction of regulated medical waste, or application to renew a license to operate a facility for the storage, treatment and/or destruction of regulated medical waste, shall include a fee in accordance with the following schedule: Type of Facility | Application Fee | Renewal Fee |
Medical Waste Incinerator | $20,000 | $10,000 |
Treatment, Disinfection and/or Destruction Facility | $15,000 | $7,500 |
Storage/Transfer Station | $10,000 | $3,000 |
Mobile Operation(s) | $15,000 | $7,500 |
2. Multiple Operations at One Facility: Facilities that perform multiple operations as part of a single facility operation shall only be required to possess the license with the highest fee category applicable to the activities performed at that site. However, two or more independently staffed facilities operating on the same site shall require a license for each independent facility, as well as the appropriate fee for each independent facility.3. The fees established by this section shall be in addition to any fees assessed by the Director pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 23-18.9 and 23-63, the Rules and Regulations for Solid Waste Management Facilities and Organic Waste Management Facilities (Subchapter 05 Part 1 of this Chapter), or other Rules and Regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred by these statutes.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-140-15-1.17
Amended effective 4/22/2020