Medical waste classification catalog, by the State Council administrative department of health and the administrative department of environmental protection **** with the development and publication. Article 3 These regulations shall apply to the collection, transportation, storage, disposal and supervision and management of medical waste.
Life wastes generated by patients with infectious diseases or suspected infectious diseases admitted to medical and health institutions shall be managed and disposed of in accordance with medical wastes.
Medical and health institutions waste of narcotic, psychotropic, radioactive, toxic and other drugs and their related waste management, in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations and relevant state regulations and standards. Article IV of the State to promote the centralized harmless disposal of medical waste, and encourage research and development of technology relating to the safe disposal of medical waste.
Local people's governments at or above the county level is responsible for organizing the construction of centralized medical waste disposal facilities.
The state on the construction of remote and poor areas of centralized medical waste disposal facilities to give appropriate support. Article 5 the people's governments at or above the county level, the competent administrative department of health, medical waste collection, transportation, storage, disposal activities in the implementation of unified supervision and management of disease prevention and control; the competent administrative department of environmental protection, the medical waste collection, transportation, storage, disposal activities in the prevention and control of environmental pollution in the implementation of unified supervision and management.
People's governments at or above the county level, other relevant departments in their respective areas of responsibility for the supervision and management of medical waste disposal. Article 6 Any unit or individual has the right to medical and health institutions, medical waste disposal units and supervision and management departments and their staff for violations of the law to report, complaints, whistleblowing and accusations. Chapter II of the general provisions of medical waste management Article 7 medical and health institutions and medical waste disposal units, should establish and improve the responsibility system for the management of medical waste, its legal representative is the first person responsible for the effective fulfillment of their duties to prevent the spread of infectious diseases due to medical waste and environmental pollution accidents. Article VIII of medical and health institutions and centralized medical waste disposal unit, shall formulate rules and regulations related to the safe disposal of medical waste and emergency response in the event of an accident; set up monitoring department or full-time (part-time) staff responsible for checking, supervising and implementing the management of the unit's medical waste, to prevent violations of these regulations. Article IX medical and health institutions and centralized disposal of medical waste unit, should be engaged in the unit of medical waste collection, transportation, storage, disposal and other work of personnel and management personnel, relevant laws and professional skills, safety and protection, as well as emergency treatment and other knowledge training. Article 10 medical and health institutions and medical waste disposal units, shall take effective occupational health protection measures, engaged in the collection of medical waste, transportation, storage, disposal and other work of personnel and management personnel, equipped with the necessary protective equipment, regular health checks; if necessary, immunization of the personnel concerned, to prevent damage to their health. Article XI of medical and health institutions and medical waste centralized disposal unit, shall, in accordance with the provisions of the "Chinese People's *** and the State Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law", the implementation of the hazardous waste transfer joint bill management system. Article XII of medical and health institutions and medical waste centralized disposal unit, should be registered for medical waste, the registration content should include the source of medical waste, type, weight or quantity, handover time, disposal methods, the final destination and the operator's signature and other items. The registration information shall be kept for at least three years. Article XIII of medical and health institutions and medical waste disposal units, should take effective measures to prevent the loss, leakage, spread of medical waste.
The occurrence of medical waste loss, leakage, proliferation, medical and health institutions and centralized disposal of medical waste units should take emergency measures to reduce the harm, to provide medical care and on-site rescue of patients; at the same time, to the local people's government at the county level, the competent administrative department of health, the competent administrative department of environmental protection report, and may be jeopardized by the unit and the residents of the notification. Article 14 prohibits any unit or individual transfer, trade in medical waste.
Prohibition of medical waste discarded during transportation; prohibited in non-storage sites dumping, piling up medical waste or medical waste mixed with other wastes and domestic garbage. Article 15 prohibits the mailing of medical waste.
It is prohibited to transport medical waste by rail or air.
There is a land passage, prohibit the transportation of medical waste by water; there is no land passage must be transported by water medical waste, should be approved by the municipal people's government above the municipal level of environmental protection administrative department, and to take strict environmental protection measures, before being transported by water.
It is prohibited to carry medical waste and passengers on the same means of transportation.
It is prohibited to transport medical waste on the water bodies in the drinking water source protection zone. Chapter III Management of Medical Waste in Healthcare Institutions