Rule 3745-570-219 | Infectious waste treatment facilities - permit and license provisions.
(A) No person shall establish a new infectious waste treatment facility or modify an existing infectious waste treatment facility without first obtaining both a permit to install from the director in accordance with this chapter and a license issued by the licensing authority in accordance with Chapter 3745-501 of the Administrative Code that includes a notation to treat infectious waste, as applicable.
(B) An owner or operator shall obtain, maintain, and comply with all effective permits to install, licenses, orders, and other authorizations issued in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder.
(C) An owner or operator shall obtain, maintain, and comply with all applicable authorizations as specified in Chapters 3704., 3734., and 6111. of the Revised Code.
(D) Paragraphs (A) and (E) of this rule do not apply to an owner or operator who meets any of the following:
(1) An owner or operator who is the generator of the infectious waste and exclusively treats infectious waste that is generated at any premises owned or operated by that generator utilizing methods, techniques, and practices established by rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) A hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, that exclusively accepts infectious wastes for treatment that are generated by any of the following and treats those wastes utilizing methods, techniques, and practices established by rules adopted under this chapter:
(a) Generators who produce fewer than fifty pounds of infectious wastes during any one month and who are not listed on a registration certificate as a generator of infectious wastes and who have staff privileges at the hospital.
(b) An emergency medical service organization, as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code, providing care to a patient.
(c) An individual for purposes of the individual's own care or treatment.
(3) A crematory facility licensed under Chapter 4717. of the Revised Code and permitted under Chapter 3704. of the Revised Code.
(4) A unit of a hazardous waste facility for which a hazardous waste facility installation and operation permit is required by Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code.
(E) Ten year design demonstration. The owner or operator shall submit to Ohio EPA, upon every tenth anniversary of the effective date of the permit to install that approved initial construction of the facility, an analysis comparing the infectious waste treatment facility to the regulatory requirements under this chapter. If the director determines the analysis demonstrates that the infectious waste treatment facility is no longer consistent with regulatory requirements under this chapter, then the director may require the owner or operator to obtain the appropriate authorization from Ohio EPA to make the necessary changes to bring the infectious waste treatment facility into compliance with the standards in the current version of this chapter. If these changes will result in deviations from what is contained in the current authorizing document, the owner or operator shall obtain the appropriate authorization from the director prior to making the changes. If a permit to install application is necessary, the director shall not apply the siting criteria outlined in paragraphs (C)(3) and (C)(4) of rule 3745-570-221 of the Administrative Code.
Last updated April 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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