Section 250-RICR-140-15-1.9 - Decontamination Standards for Reusable ContainersA. Applicability 1. Generators, transporters, intermediate handlers, and destination facility owners and operators shall comply with the requirements of this section with respect to reusing containers.2. Training/Notification Requirement: Generators shall notify in writing all employees involved with the decontamination of reusable containers for regulated medical wastes of the provisions in § 1.9 of this Part. This training/notification shall be accomplished through the use of a medical waste procedure manual and/or through appropriate training materials.B. Standards 1. All non-rigid packaging and inner liners used for the packaging of medical waste shall be managed as regulated medical waste and shall not be reused.2. Any container used for the storage and/or transport of regulated medical waste and designated for reuse once emptied shall be decontaminated after each use. Decontamination can be accomplished by chemical disinfection, steam sterilization, thermal inactivation, or other suitable process that is appropriates both for the type of container to be decontaminated and for the type of contamination present. The facility or generator responsible for decontamination must submit sampling protocols and results to demonstrate the technology, as installed, is providing adequate decontamination.3. If any container used for the storage and/or transport of regulated medical waste is for any reason not capable of being rendered free of contamination in accordance with the requirements of § 1.9(B)(2) of this Part, the container shall be managed (i.e., labeled and treated and/or disposed of) as regulated medical waste.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-140-15-1.9
Amended effective 4/22/2020