Section R315-266-504 - Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals - Healthcare Facilities that are Very Small Quantity Generators for Both Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Non-Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste(a) Potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals. A healthcare facility that is a very small quantity generator for both hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste may send its potentially creditable hazardous waste pharmaceuticals to a reverse distributor.(b) Off-site collection of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals generated by a healthcare facility that is a very small quantity generator. A healthcare facility that is a very small quantity generator for both hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste may send its hazardous waste pharmaceuticals off-site to another healthcare facility, provided:(1) the receiving healthcare facility meets the conditions in Subsections R315-266-502(l) and R315-266-503(b), as applicable, or(2) the very small quantity generator healthcare facility meets the conditions in Subsection R315-262-14(a)(5)(viii) and the receiving large quantity generator meets the conditions in Subsection R315-262-17(f). (c) Long-term care facilities that are very small quantity generators. A long-term care facility that is a very small quantity generator for both hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste may dispose of its hazardous waste pharmaceuticals, excluding contaminated personal protective equipment or clean-up materials, in an on-site collection receptacle of an authorized collector, as defined by the Drug Enforcement Administration, that is registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration provided the contents are collected, stored, transported, destroyed and disposed of in compliance with applicable Drug Enforcement Administration regulations for controlled substances.(d) Long-term care facilities with 20 beds or fewer. A long-term care facility with 20 beds or fewer is presumed to be a very small quantity generator subject to Section R315-262-14 for both hazardous waste pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical hazardous waste and not subject to Sections R315-266-500 through R315-266-510, except for Sections R315-266-505 and R315-266-507 and the other optional provisions of Section R315-266-504. The Director has the responsibility to demonstrate that a long-term care facility with 20 beds or fewer generates quantities of hazardous waste that are in excess of the very small quantity generator limits as defined in Section R315-260-10. A long-term care facility with more than 20 beds that operates as a very small quantity generator under Section R315-262-14 shall demonstrate that it generates quantities of hazardous waste that are within the very small quantity generator limits as defined by Section R315-260-10.Utah Admin. Code R315-266-504
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-19, effective 9/14/2020