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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.06.06.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="06" heading="Treatment of Special Medical Waste, Excluding Sharps, Before Disposal.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a person shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Treat special medical waste, excluding sharps, before disposal; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Use one of the following treatment methods:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Autoclaving;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Chemical disinfection;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Cremation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Disinfection;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Mechanical destruction after decontamination;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Incineration; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>An alternative method that meets the criteria of Regulation .06 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person may discharge certain special medical waste directly into a sewerage system, without treatment, in accordance with Regulation.07B of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>