007.05.7-V. Exemptions and Home Disposal
AR ADC 007.05.7-VArkansas Administrative CodeEffective: January 1, 2017
Effective: January 1, 2017
Ark. Admin. Code 007.05.7-V
007.05.7-V. Exemptions and Home Disposal
B. These sections do not apply to medical waste generated by the operation of hotels, motels or other accommodations providing lodging for the public and not serving as a commercial or professional office where individuals, who are not family members, are receiving medical care by a health care professional.
C. Home health personnel, physicians and dentists treating patients in the home often generate infectious medical waste during their visit or waste is generated as a result of their prescribed treatment and medication. It is the responsibility of the health care provider to instruct the patient and family members in the proper disposal of any subsequently generated medical waste.
1. Particular attention should be given to infectious wastes from patients with highly infectious conditions and/or with multiple resistant organisms, to include but not limited to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus infections, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, etc. Visiting health care providers should disinfect such wastes when they are in the home and shall properly instruct household members in the proper treatment and disposal of infectious waste items from all types of patient treatment during their absence.
2. Rigid leak proof containers, marked as treated, should be used for the disposal of sharps which should be chemically disinfected using one (1) part freshly prepared solution of free available chlorine (hypochlorite bleach) concentration to no more than ten (10) parts water (1:10 dilution) for at least ten (10) minutes; drain solution off into the sink or commode before disposal as regular solid waste. It is not permissible to put a red biohazard bag or container in a solid waste landfill. Solid waste landfills are prohibited from accepting liquid and/or infectious waste as outlined in the ADEQ's Solid Waste Management Code, Regulation 22.
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Amended Sept. 5, 2013; Jan. 1, 2017.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 007.05.7-V, AR ADC 007.05.7-V
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