A. A minimum of ninety (90) days prior to closure of any facility in which commercial medical waste was either treated, stored or disposed, a “Notice of Closure” shall be submitted to the Department.

The “Notice of Closure” shall include the following:

B. Wastes generated during decontamination of facility equipment, treatment areas, buildings, etc., which potentially became contaminated with medical waste must be treated as medical waste. All other wastes not regulated as medical must be handled and disposed in accordance with the ADEQ regulations and/or any local ordinances, as applicable.

C. Upon final closure, the Department will review all quality control/quality assurance data to verify the absence of pathogenic organisms and conduct an on-site inspection. When all conditions of clean closure have been completed to the satisfaction of the Department, a letter of Clean Closure will be provided to the facility/company.