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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-227" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Regulation by State">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Infectious waste” means any waste that comes from a hospital, laboratory, or other health care facility as defined in § 19-114 of the Health - General Article and that is known or suspected to be contaminated with organisms capable of producing disease or infection in humans.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Infectious waste” includes:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Contaminated disposable equipment, instruments, and utensils;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Contaminated needles, scalpels, and razor blades;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Human tissues and organs that result from surgery, obstetrics, or autopsy;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Feces, urine, vomitus, and suctionings;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Live vaccines for human use;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Blood and blood products; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>Laboratory specimens, such as tissues, blood elements, excreta, and secretions.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A hospital, laboratory, or other health care facility as defined in § 19-114 of the Health - General Article may not dispose of infectious waste, or cause infectious waste to be disposed of, in a landfill system in this State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Secretary is responsible with law enforcement personnel in this State for monitoring and enforcing subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
