Medical Waste Legal Liability

Legal analysis: medical and health institutions in violation of the "Regulations on the Management of Medical Waste" and the provisions of these measures, one of the following circumstances, by the local people's government at or above the county level, the competent administrative department of health ordered to make corrections within a certain period of time, give a warning, and may also be imposed a fine of less than 5,000 yuan; overdue corrections, the penalty shall be 5,000 yuan of 30,000 yuan of fines: (a) the location of the temporary storage of medical waste, Facilities or equipment does not meet the health requirements; (ii) medical waste is not divided into categories of special packaging or containers; (iii) the use of medical waste transportation tools do not meet the requirements.

Legal basis: "medical and health institutions, medical waste management measures"

Article 2 All levels and types of medical and health institutions should be in accordance with the "Regulations on the Management of Medical Waste" and the provisions of this approach to the management of medical waste.

Article 3 The Ministry of Health shall supervise the management of medical waste in medical and health institutions throughout the country.

Local people's governments at or above the county level, the competent department of health administration shall supervise the management of medical waste in medical and health institutions in the administrative region.

Article 40 Medical and health institutions in violation of the "Regulations on the Management of Medical Waste" and the provisions of these Measures, one of the following circumstances, by the competent department of health administration of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be ordered to make corrections within a certain period of time, be given a warning, and may also be fined less than 5,000 yuan; overdue corrections, shall be imposed on more than 5,000 yuan of more than 30,000 yuan of fines:

(a) medical waste Temporary storage location, facilities or equipment does not meet the health requirements;

(ii) medical waste is not separated by category in special packaging or containers;

(iii) the use of medical waste transportation tools do not meet the requirements.