# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 06 — Diseases

### Chapter 06 — Communicable Disease Prevention — Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Special Medical Waste

#### Regulation .04 Treatment of Special Medical Waste, Excluding Sharps, Before Disposal.

*COMAR 10.06.06.04*

A. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a person shall:

  (1) Treat special medical waste, excluding sharps, before disposal; and

  (2) Use one of the following treatment methods:

    (a) Autoclaving;

    (b) Chemical disinfection;

    (c) Cremation;

    (d) Disinfection;

    (e) Mechanical destruction after decontamination;

    (f) Incineration; or

    (g) An alternative method that meets the criteria of Regulation .06 of this chapter.

B. A person may discharge certain special medical waste directly into a sewerage system, without treatment, in accordance with Regulation.07B of this chapter.