Current through Bulletin No. 2024-21, November 1, 2024
Section R315-316-2 - General Operational Requirements(1) Every owner and operator of a health facility or a transporter of infectious waste, regulated by Rule R315-316, that generates, transports, stores, treats, or disposes of infectious waste must prepare and maintain on file a management plan for the waste that identifies the: (a) type and estimated quantity of waste generated or handled;(b) segregation, packaging, and labeling procedures;(c) collection, storage, and transportation procedures;(d) treatment or disposal methods that will be used; and(e) the person responsible for the management of the infectious waste.(2) Infectious waste consisting of recognizable human anatomical remains including human fetal remains shall be disposed by incineration or interment in a location appropriate for human remains.(3) For the purposes of Rule R315-316 "sharps" means any object that may be contaminated with a pathogen and that is capable of cutting or penetrating skin or a packaging material.Utah Admin. Code R315-316-2